Wanyan Xiyin | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Gushen (穀神) Wushi (兀室/悟室) Hushe (胡舍) Unknown |
| Died | 1140 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Jin dynasty (1115–1234) |
| Wanyan Xiyin | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 完顏希尹 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 完颜希尹 | ||||||
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| Gushen (Jurchen name) | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 穀神 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谷神 | ||||||
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| Wushi (Jurchen name) | |||||||
| Chinese | 兀室/悟室 | ||||||
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| Hushe (Jurchen name) | |||||||
| Chinese | 胡舍 | ||||||
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Gushen (died 1140), also known as Wushi or Hushe, and better known by his sinicised name Wanyan Xiyin, was a Jurchen noble and civil minister who lived in the founding and early years of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115–1234), which ruled northern China between the 12th and 13th centuries. He was a chief adviser to Aguda (Emperor Taizu), the founder and first emperor of the Jin dynasty. Described by modern writers as the "Chief Shaman" of the pre-Jin Jurchen state,[1] he became deeply interested in Han Chinese culture, and is particularly known as the creator of the first writing system for the Jurchen language.