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Emperor Xuanzong of Jin
Eighth Jin emperor, who moved the capital from Zhongdu to Bianjing in 1214 as the Mongols pressed south
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 Xun · Wanyan Wudubu · Wudubu · Jitian Xingtong Shudao Qinren Yingwu Shengxiao Huangdi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, Wanyan Xun, a grandson of Shizong and elder brother of Zhangzong, was born in 1163 and took the throne in 1213 as the eighth Jin emperor. With the Mongols pressing south, he moved the capital from Zhongdu to Bianjing in 1214, which provoked renewed Mongol attacks, and most of the land north of the Yellow River was lost in the following years. He later fought an unsuccessful war against the Southern Song. He died in 1224 and was buried at Deling.
Life and times
Dates 1163 - 1224