Emperor Shizong of Jin

Emperor Shizong of Jin (29 March 1123 – 20 January 1189), personal name Wulu, sinicised name Wanyan Yong (originally Wanyan Xiu), was the fifth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. Ruling from 1161 to 1189 under the era name "Dading", Emperor Shizong's reign was the longest and most stable among the Jin emperors.

Early life

Wulu was a grandson of Aguda (Emperor Taizu), the founding emperor of the Jin dynasty. His father was Eliduo (訛里朵; also known as Wanyan Zongyao 完顏宗堯), Aguda's third son and a famous general in the early Jin dynasty. As Eliduo died when Wulu was just 12 years old, the latter grew up under the influence of his mother, who had come from a sinicised Balhae gentry family from Liaoyang. After her husband's death, Wulu's mother preferred to become a nun instead of remarrying one of her husband's relatives, as was the Jurchen custom. Due to his mother and her relatives, Wulu received a Han Chinese-style education and acquired good knowledge of the Chinese classics.

As one of the ways of restoring Jurchen traditions, Emperor Shizong prohibited servants and slaves from wearing silk, and in 1188 he prohibited Jurchens in general from wearing Han Chinese clothes. In 1187, Emperor Shizong invited Wang Chuyi, a disciple of Wang Chongyang (the founder of the Quanzhen School of Taoism), to preach in his palace. married Pusan Kui (僕散揆) First Consort, of the Zhang clan (元妃 張氏) Wanyan Yongzhong, Prince Li of Gao (鎬厲王 完顏永中, d. 1194), 4th son Wanyan Yonggong, Prince Zhongjian of Yue (越忠簡王 完顏永功, 1154 – 1221), 5th son Worthy Consort, of the Shimo clan (石抺氏) Virtuous Consort, of the Tushan clan Consort Rou, of the Da clan Zhaoyi, of the Liang clan Wanyan Yongcheng, Prince Zhongxian of Yu (豫忠獻王 完顏永成, d. 1204), 9th son Cairen, of the Shimo clan Wanyan Yongsheng, Prince of Kui (夔王 完顏永升, d. 1213), 10th son Unknown: Princess Supreme of Yan , 3rd daughter married Pucha Husha Princess of Wu , 4th daughter married Tangkuo Gong Princess of Shu , 5th daughter married Tangkuo Ding Princess of Wan , 7th daughter married Wulinda Fu Princess of Xi married Tushan Gongbi Princess of Cao Princess of Wei married Pucha Pusulie Unnamed Princess, 14th daughter married Heshilie Zhushennu Princess of Ze , personal name Changle (長樂) married Puladu