Emperor Xizong of Jin

Facts

Reign

10 February 1135 – 9 January 1150 (3rd ruler of Jin)

Length of reign

14 years

Born

14 August 1119

Died

9 January 1150

Age at accession

Unknown

Age at death

31

Cause of death

AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)

Path to the throne

Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)

Predecessor

Emperor Taizong of Jin

Successor

Wanyan Liang

Era names

• 天眷 Tiānjuàn
• 皇統 Huángtǒng

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

2

General amnesties

5

Empresses installed

1

Crown princes deposed

0

Personal campaigns

0

Rebellions suppressed

1

Rebellions faced

2

Capital relocations

0