Shilu was a chieftain of the
Wanyan
The Wanyan (; Manchu: ''Wanggiyan''; Jurchen script: ) clan was among the clans of the Heishui Mohe tribe living in the drainage region of the Heilong River during the time of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. Of the Heishui Mohe, the clan was count ...
tribe, the most dominant among the
Jurchen tribes which later founded the
Jin dynasty (1115–1234). He was the eldest son of
Suike. He was appointed chieftain of the Wanyan tribe by the
Khitan-led
Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty (; Khitan language, Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that exi ...
, which ruled northern China between the 10th and 11th centuries.
Shilu was posthumously honoured with the
temple name
Temple names are posthumous titles accorded to monarchs of the Sinosphere for the purpose of ancestor worship. The practice of honoring monarchs with temple names began during the Shang dynasty in China and had since been adopted by other dyna ...
Zhaozu (昭祖) by his descendant,
Emperor Xizong.
Family
* Father:
Suike
* Mother: Suike's primary consort, posthumously honoured as Empress Gongjing (恭靖皇后)
* Spouse: Lady Tushan (徒單氏), posthumously honoured as Empress Weishun (威順皇后), bore Wugunai and Wuguchu
* Concubines:
** Dahumo (達胡末) of the Wusazha (烏薩扎) tribe, bore Tuohei, Pulihei and Woli'an
** Concubine of unknown name, from
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificat ...
, bore Hushida
* Sons:
**
Wugunai
Wugunai (1021–1074) was a chieftain of the Wanyan tribe, the most dominant among the Jurchen tribes which later founded the Jin dynasty (1115–1234). He was the eldest son of Shilu. Like his father, Wugunai was appointed chieftain of the Wan ...
, posthumously honoured as Emperor Jingzu
** Wuguchu (烏古出)
** Bahei (跋黑)
** Pulihei (仆里黑)
** Woli'an (斡里安)
** Hushida (胡失答)
References
*
Jurchen history
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