Prince Shao of Wei
| Prince Shao of Wei | |||||||||
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| Emperor of the Jin dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | December 29, 1208 – September 11, 1213 | ||||||||
| Born | 1168 | ||||||||
| Died | September 11, 1213 | ||||||||
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| Father | Wanyan Yong 完顏雍 (Emperor Shizong of Jin) | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Li 李氏 (posthumously honored as Empress Guāngxian，1208 deprived by Weishaowang) | ||||||||
Wanyan Yongji (完顏永濟) (1168 – September 11, 1213), known in traditional histories as Prince Shao of Wei (衛紹王), was an emperor of the Jin dynasty, who ruled most of northern China in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Life
Yongji was the seventh of ten emperors of the Jin dynasty. During his rule, the Mongols began heavy attacks on the Jin dynasty.
Yongji was betrayed and killed by a marshal in the capital of Beijing; he was the third and last of ten Jin emperors to be assassinated. After his death, he was posthumously demoted to his pre-reign title: Prince of Wei.
Reign eras
Yongji's reign spanned the following eras:
- Dà'ān 大安 1209–1212
- Chóngqìng 崇慶 1212–1213
- Zhìníng 至寧 1213
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