Wugunai (1021–1074) 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
Shilu. Like his father, Wugunai 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. Historical sources describe Wugunai as a brave warrior, great eater and hard drinker, and a lover of women.
['' The Cambridge History of China'', vol. 6, p. 220.]
Wugunai 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 ...
Jingzu (景祖) by his descendant,
Emperor Xizong.
Family
* Father:
Shilu
* Mother: Lady Tushan (徒單氏), posthumously honoured as Empress Weishun (威順皇后)
* Spouse: Lady Tangkuo (唐括氏), posthumously honoured as Empress Zhaosu (昭肅皇后), bore Hezhe, Helibo, Hesun, Pocishu and Yingge
* Concubines:
** Zhusihui (注思灰), of
Khitan descent, bore Hezhenbao
** Lady Wendihen (溫迪痕氏), personal name Diben (敵本), bore Mapo, Alihemen and Manduke
* Sons:
** Hezhe (劾者), Duke of Han (韓國公)
**
Helibo, posthumously honoured as Emperor Shizu
** Hesun (劾孫), Duke of Yi (沂國公)
**
Pocishu (頗刺淑), posthumously honoured as Emperor Suzong (肅宗)
**
Yingge (盈歌), posthumously honoured as Emperor Muzong (穆宗)
** Hezhenbao (劾真保), Duke of Dai (代國公)
**
Mapo MAPO - the Moscow Aircraft Production Association (russian: Московское авиационное производственное объединение, Moskovskoye aviatsionnoye proizvodstvennoye obyedineniye) was a major Russian state-owne ...
(麻頗), Duke of Yu (虞國公)
**
Alihemen (阿離合懣), Duke of Sui (隋國公)
**
Manduhe (謾都訶), Duke of Zheng (鄭國公)
References
Citations
Sources
*
Jurchen history
1021 births
1074 deaths
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