Suike 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 coun ...
tribe, the most dominant among the
Jurchen tribes which later founded the
Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
The Jin dynasty (,
; ) or Jin State (; Jurchen: Anchun Gurun), officially known as the Great Jin (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin, Jinn, or Chin
in ...
. He was the eldest son of
Bahai.
Suike 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 dynas ...
Xianzu (獻祖) by his descendant,
Emperor Xizong.
Family
* Father:
Bahai
* Mother: Bahai's primary consort, posthumously honoured as Empress Jie (節皇后)
* Spouse: Name unknown, posthumously honoured as Empress Gongjing (恭靖皇后)
* Sons:
**
Shilu, posthumously honoured as Emperor Zhaozu
** Pudu (朴都)
** Abaohan (阿保寒)
** Diku (敵酷)
** Digunai (敵古乃)
** Salinian (撒里輦)
** Sagezhou (撒葛周)
References
*
Jurchen rulers
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