Horimbo (1039—1092)
[Tao (1976), p.17] 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 second son of
Ukunai. Like his grandfather,
Šilu, Horimbo was appointed chieftain of the Wanyan tribe by the
Khitan-led
Liao dynasty
The Liao dynasty (; Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü ...
, which ruled northern China between the 10th and 11th centuries.
In 1145, Horimbo 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 ...
Shizu (世祖) by his descendant,
Emperor Xizong of the Jin dynasty.
Family
Parents
* Father:
Ukunai
* Mother: Lady Tankko (唐括氏), posthumously honoured as Empress Zhaosu (昭肃皇后)
Consorts and issue
*Empress Yijian, of the Nalan clan (翼簡皇后 拏懶氏, d. 1085)
**
Wanyan Uyašu, Emperor Kangzong (金康宗完顏烏雅束, 1061 – 1113), 1st son
**
Wanyan Aguda, Emperor Taizu (金太祖完顏阿骨打, 1 August 1068 – 19 September 1123), 2nd son
**
Wanyan Odai (斡帶), Prince Dingsu of Wei (魏定肅王 完顏斡带), 3rd son
**
Wanyan Sheng, Emperor Taizong (金太宗完顏晟, 25 November 1075 – 9 February 113), 4th son
**
Wanyan Gao, Prince Zhilie of Liao (遼智烈王 完顏杲, d. September 1130), 5th son
*Concubine, of the Tudan clan (次室徒单氏)
**Wnayan Osei, Prince of Wei (衛王完顏斡賽), 6th son
**Wanyan Oje, Prince of Lu (魯王 完顏斡者), 7th son
*Concubine, of the Pusan clan (次室仆散氏)
**Wanyan Wugunai, Prince of Han (漢王 完顏烏故乃), 8th son
*Concubine, of Šuhu clan (次室术虎氏)
**
Wanyan Dumu, Prince Zhuangxiang of Lu (魯莊襄王 完顏闍母), 9th son
*Concubine, of Šuhu clan (次室术虎氏)
**
Wanyan Chala, Prince of Yi (沂王 完顏查剌), 10th son
*Concubine, of the Ukurin clan (烏古論氏)
**
Wanyan Ang, Prince of Yun (鄆王 完顏昂), 11th son
References
Citations
Sources
* Jing-shen Tao, ''The Jurchen in Twelfth-Century China''. University of Washington Press, 1976, .
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Jurchen history
1039 births
1092 deaths
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