Emperor Shizong of Jin

Emperor Shizong of Jin
金世宗
Emperor of the Jin dynasty
Reign27 October 1161 – 20 January 1189
PredecessorWanyan Liang
SuccessorEmperor Zhangzong
Born29 March 1123
Died20 January 1189(1189-01-20) (aged 65)
Burial
Xing Mausoleum (興陵, in present-day Fangshan District, Beijing)
SpouseEmpress Mingde
others
IssueWanyan Yungong
Wanyan Yongji
others
Names
Sinicised name: Wanyan Xiu (完顔褎), later Wanyan Yong (完顔雍)
Jurchen name: Wulu (烏祿)
Era name and dates
Dading (大定): 1161–1189
Posthumous name
Emperor Guangtian Yuyun Wende Wugong Shengming Renxiao (光天興運文德武功聖明仁孝皇帝)
Temple name
Shizong (世宗)
HouseWanyan
DynastyJin
FatherWanyan Zongyao
MotherLady Li
Emperor Shizong of Jin
Chinese金世宗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīn Shìzōng
Wulu
Traditional Chinese烏祿
Simplified Chinese乌禄
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWūlù
Wanyan Yong
Traditional Chinese完顏雍
Simplified Chinese完颜雍
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWányán Yōng
Wanyan Xiu
Traditional Chinese完顏褎
Simplified Chinese完颜褎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWányán Xiù

Emperor Shizong of Jin (29 March 1123 – 20 January 1189), personal name Wulu, sinicised name Wanyan Yong (originally Wanyan Xiu), was the fifth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. Ruling from 1161 to 1189 under the era name "Dading", Emperor Shizong's reign was the longest and most stable among the Jin emperors.[1]

  1. ^ Jing-shen Tao, "The Jurchen in Twelfth-Century China". University of Washington Press, 1976, ISBN 0-295-95514-7. Chapter 6. "The Jurchen Movement for Revival", Pages 69–83.