Emperor Xizong of Jin

Emperor Xizong of Jin
金熙宗
Emperor of the Jin dynasty
Reign10 February 1135 – 9 January 1150
PredecessorEmperor Taizong
SuccessorWanyan Liang
Born28 February 1119
Died9 January 1150(1150-01-09) (aged 30)
Burial
Siling Mausoleum (思陵, in present-day Fangshan District, Beijing)
SpouseEmpress Daoping
others
IssueSee § Family
Names
Sinicised name: Wanyan Dan (完顏亶)
Jurchen name: Hela (合剌)
Era dates
Tianhui (天會): 1135–1138
Tianjuan (天眷): 1138–1141
Huangtong (皇統): 1141–1149
Posthumous name
Prince Donghun (東昏王) (1150–1161)
Emperor Wuling (武靈皇帝) (1161–1179)
Emperor Hongji Zuanwu Zhuangjing Xiaocheng (弘基纘武莊靖孝成皇帝) (after 1179)
Temple name
Minzong (閔宗) (1161–1187)
Xizong (熙宗) (after 1187)
HouseWanyan
DynastyJin
FatherWanyan Zongjun
MotherLady Pucha
Emperor Xizong of Jin
Chinese金熙宗
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīn Xīzōng
Hela
Traditional Chinese合剌
Simplified Chinese合剌
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHélá
Wanyan Dan
Traditional Chinese完顏亶
Simplified Chinese完颜亶
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWányán Dǎn

Emperor Xizong of Jin (28 February 1119 – 9 January 1150), personal name Hela, sinicised name Wanyan Dan, was the third emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He reigned for about 15 years from 1135 to 1150. During his reign, the Jin dynasty launched several military campaigns against the Han-led Southern Song dynasty in southern China.