Emperor Taizu of Jin

Emperor Taizu of Jin 金太祖
Emperor of the Jin dynasty
Reign	28 January 1115 – 19 September 1123
Successor	Emperor Taizong of Jin
Born	1 August 1068
Died	19 September 1123(1123-09-19) (aged 55)
Burial	Rui Mausoleum (睿陵, in present-day Fangshan District, Beijing)
Spouse	Empress Shengmu Empress Guangyi Empress Qinxian Empress Xuanxian Consort Yuan Consort Chong Dunuke
Issue	Shengguo Woben Wolibu Wuzhu others
Names Sinicised name: Wanyan Min (完顔旻) Jurchen name: Aguda (阿骨打) Era dates Shouguo (收國): 1115–1116 Tianfu (天輔): 1117–1123 Posthumous name Emperor Yingqian Xingyun Zhaode Dinggong Renming Zhuangxiao Dasheng Wuyuan (應乾興運昭德定功仁明莊孝大聖武元皇帝) Temple name Taizu (太祖)
House	Wanyan
Dynasty	Jin
Father	Helibo
Mother	Lady Nalan

Emperor Taizu of Jin (August 1, 1068 – September 19, 1123), personal name Aguda, sinicised name Min (Chinese: 旻; pinyin: Mín), was the founder and first emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. He was originally the chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the Jurchen tribes which were subjects of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Starting in 1114, Aguda united the Jurchen tribes under his rule and rebelled against the Liao dynasty. A year later, he declared himself emperor and established the Jin dynasty. By the time of his death, the Jin dynasty had conquered most of the Liao dynasty's territories and emerged as a major power in northern China. In 1145, he was posthumously honoured with the temple name Taizu by his descendant Emperor Xizong.

The name [Wanyan] Aguda is transcribed [Wan-yen] A-ku-ta in Wade-Giles;^[1] the alternative spelling Akutta (possibly from reconstruction of Jurchen language) appears in a very small number of books as well.^[2][3]