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Wanyan Fushun

Type Figure Region Jin dynasty Time 1149–1215 Also known as Wanyan Weiming

Wanyan Fushun (born Wanyan Chenghui, style Weiming, also Fuxing, 1149–1215), Jin imperial clansman and commander-in-chief who held Zhongdu against th…

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  1. 1170–1213Zhongdu · ZhongduOf the Wanyan imperial clan, studious and well-versed in the classics and histories, he served in the Attendant Bureau, as director of the Inner Attendants Bureau, prefect of Daming, and military inspector of Shandong circuit. During the Taihe era he campaigned against Song; early in Zhenyou he was appointed chancellor and concurrently commander-in-chief, enfeoffed as Duke of Zou, and took part in peace negotiations with the Mongols and court decisions.
  2. 1214–1215Jin Zhongdu · ZhongduIn 1214 the Xuanzong emperor, having moved the capital to Nanjing (Bianjing) in breach of treaty, faced renewed Mongol attack; Chenghui was left as Right Chancellor and commander-in-chief, assisting Crown Prince Shouzhong with Monian Jinzhong in holding Zhongdu. The southern move shook morale, the Jiu army mutinied, and Khitans cooperated with the Mongols, making Zhongdu's situation ever more critical.
  3. 1215Jin Zhongdu · ZhongduIn the fifth month of Zhenyou 3 Mongol forces breached Zhongdu; seeing the cause lost, Chenghui took poison to preserve his honor. The Jin court posthumously named him Zhongsu and posthumously enfeoffed him as Prince of Guangping, making him a representative figure of those who died defending the capital during the Mongol invasion of Jin.

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