Wuyashu (1061–1113) 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
Helibo
Horimbo (1039—1092)Tao (1976), p.17 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 second son of Ukunai. Like his grandfather, Šilu, Horimbo was a ...
and the elder brother of
Aguda (Emperor Taizu), the founder and first emperor of the Jin dynasty. He was posthumously honoured with the
temple name
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Kangzong.
Life
Wuyashu was born to the Jurchen chieftain
Helibo
Horimbo (1039—1092)Tao (1976), p.17 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 second son of Ukunai. Like his grandfather, Šilu, Horimbo was a ...
in 1061. He inherited the leadership position 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 from his uncle,
Yingge
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Name
On the northern side of Yingge lies a f ...
(盈歌), in 1104. Yingge died during the conquest of Helandian (曷懶甸; present-day
Hamgyong Province
Hamgyong Province () was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Hamgyŏng was located in the northeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Hamhŭng.
Names
The province was first established as Yonggil ( ko, 영길, , '' ...
,
North Korea
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) after pacifying the
Tumen River
The Tumen River, also known as the Tuman River or Duman River (), is a long river that serves as part of the boundary between China, North Korea and Russia, rising on the slopes of Mount Paektu and flowing into the Sea of Japan. The river ha ...
basin. Wuyashu resumed the project in the next year. Under his order,
Shishihuan (石適歡) led a Wanyan army from the Tumen River basin to subdue rival Jurchen tribes in Helandian and advance southward to chase about 1,800 remnants who defected to the Korean kingdom
Goryeo
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. Goryeo did not hand them over but sent
Im Gan (林幹) to intercept the Wanyan army. However, Shishihuan defeated Im Gan north of the Chŏngp'ŏyng wall and invaded northeastern frontier of Goryeo. Goryeo dispatched
Yun Gwan
Yun Gwan (윤관, 尹瓘; 12 July 1040 – 15 June 1111) was a general of Goryeo who was known for training the Byeolmuban and leading it to victory against the Jurchen tribes.
Family
* Grandfather
** Yun Geum-kang (윤금강, 尹金剛)
* ...
to resist the Jurchens but lost in battle again. As a result, Wuyashu subjugated the Jurchens in Helandian.
In 1107, Goryeo sent a delegate, Heihuanfangshi (黑歡方石), to celebrate Wuyashu's accession to the chieftainship of the Wanyan tribe, and promised to return those Helandian Jurchens who escaped to Goryeo. However, when Wuyashu's delegates, Aguo (阿聒) and Wulinda Shengkun (烏林答勝昆), arrived in Goryeo, the Koreans killed them and dispatched five large armies led by Yun Gwan to attack Helandian. The Goryeo army destroyed a hundred Jurchen villages and built nine fortresses there. Wuyashu thought about giving up Helandian, but his brother
Aguda convinced him to dispatch
Wosai (斡賽), another of their brothers, to fight Goryeo. Wosai also built nine fortresses facing Goryeo's nine fortresses. After a one-year battle, the Wanyan army won two fortresses but they suffered heavy losses and seven other fortresses were still held by the Goryeo forces. Jurchens offered a truce to Goryeo and Goryeo and the Jurchens achieved a settlement. As a result, Jurchens swore not to invade Goryeo and Goryeo withdrew from the nine fortresses.
Wuyashu also pacified the
Suifen River
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The name
''Suifen'' is the Manchu word ''(suifun) ...
basin. He was succeeded by his younger brother,
Aguda, when he died in 1113.
Family
Parents
*Father:
Helibo
Horimbo (1039—1092)Tao (1976), p.17 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 second son of Ukunai. Like his grandfather, Šilu, Horimbo was a ...
(1039—1092), Emperor Shenwu Shengsu (神武聖肅皇帝)
*Mother: Empress Yijian (翼簡皇后) of the Nalan clan (拏懶氏)
Consorts and their respective issue(s):
*Empress Jingxi, of the Tangkuo clan (敬僖皇后 唐括氏)
**Wanyan Zongxiong, Prince of Chu (楚王 完顏宗雄), first son
*Concubine, of the Wenduo clan (妾溫都氏)
**Wanyan Tonqiaozhuo, General Zhaowu (昭武大將軍 完顏同喬茁)
*Concubine, of the Pusan clan (妾僕散氏)
**Wanyan Kuma, Duke of Zong (宗國公 完顏隈可)
References
*
The Northern Frontier
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1061 births
1113 deaths
Jurchen history
Jurchen rulers