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Consolidation of Jin Rule
After Hailing Wang's failed southern invasion in 1161, Emperor Shizong of Jin (Wanyan Yong) took the throne, enacted equal-field and administrative r…
Timeline
- 1161–1162Zhongdu · North ChinaAfter Wanyan Liang's failed southern invasion and assassination, Wanyan Yong ascended the throne as Emperor Shizong of Jin at the eastern capital, changed the era name to Dading, quelled internal disorder, steadied the army, and ended Hailing Wang's militaristic policies.
- 1163–1167Jin-ruled territories · North ChinaShizong carried out equal-field measures, remitted taxes and corvée, cut redundant offices, and strictly punished corruption, restoring postwar agricultural production; relations between Jurchens and Han eased and national strength gradually recovered.
- 1168–1170Song-Jin border · ChinaThe Jin adopted a defensive diplomacy, maintaining peace with Southern Song under the Longxing Peace Agreement while continuing to keep Western Xia and northern nomadic tribes in a loose tributary orbit, consolidating its multi-front order.
Sources
- 金史 — 脱脱等 (1975)
- Cambridge History of China, Volume 6: Alien Regimes and Border States, 907–1368 — Herbert Franke; Denis C. Twitchett (eds.) (1994)