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Emperor Taizong of Jin
Jin Conqueror Who Overthrew Northern Song in the Jingkang Incident
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Wanyan Sheng · Wanyan Wuqimai · Wuqimai · Tiyuan Liji Shengwen Shenwu Wusheng Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Taizong of Jin, Wanyan Sheng, whose Jurchen name was Wuqimai, a younger brother of Taizu, was born in 1075 and took the throne in 1123 as the second Jin emperor. In his reign the Liao dynasty was destroyed and war was fought with the Northern Song. In 1127 the Song capital Bianjing fell and Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were carried north, an event called the Jingkang incident. He died early in 1135.
Life and times
Dates 1075 - 1135