Emperor Zhangzong of Jin, Wanyan Jing

Timeline

1. 1201–1205Zhongdu · Zhongdu CircuitDuring the Taihe era continued implementing Sinicization policies, established the Dengwen Drum Court and Dengwen Inspection Court, reformed the imperial examinations, and compiled the Taihe Legal Code. The Jin's national power reached its peak and culture flourished.
2. 1206–1207Zhongdu · Zhongdu CircuitDuring the Southern Song's Kaixi Northern Expedition, Zhangzong appointed Pusan Kui as Right Chancellor and Commander-in-Chief to campaign south. The Jin army repeatedly defeated Song forces; Wu Xi in Sichuan surrendered to Jin; Jin demanded the execution of Han Tuozhou as a condition for peace, which the Song court accepted.
3. 1208Zhongdu · Zhongdu CircuitDied in the eleventh month of the eighth year of Taihe at only forty-one. All his sons died young and he had no legitimate heir; his uncle Prince of Wei Wanyan Yongji succeeded him, and the Jin entered a period of political turmoil.