Emperor Shizong of Jin

Facts

Reign

27 October 1161 – 20 January 1189 (5th ruler of Jin)

Length of reign

27 years

Born

1123

Died

20 January 1189

Age at accession

39

Age at death

67

Cause of death

Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)

Path to the throne

Installed by othersSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, but the choice was made by officials, the army, eunuchs, consort kin, an empress dowager or the imperial clan

Predecessor

Wanyan Liang

Successor

Emperor Zhangzong of Jin

Era names

• 大定 Dàdìng (proclaimed 1161)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes

1

General amnesties

5

Empresses installed

0

Crown princes deposed

0

Personal campaigns

0

Rebellions suppressed

2

Rebellions faced

4

Capital relocations

0