Dynasties of ChinaFive Dynasties and Ten KingdomsLater Jin Dynasty
Tianfu · Kaiyun · Reign 942—947
He claimed to be a grandson of the Khitan but not a minister. He repelled the invaders twice. Finally, due to the lack of military strength, he surrendered to the generals and was captured and moved north.
Shi Zhonggui was the son of Shi Jingru, Shi Jingtang's brother. He was adopted by his uncle and granted the title of King Qi. When Jingtang died of illness in 942, powerful ministers Jing Yanguang, Feng Dao and others supported him to the throne, and the following year he changed his name to Yuan Dynasty. He and Jing Yanguang advocated claiming the title of grandson rather than subject of the Khitan. The Khitan invaded repeatedly, and the Jin army repelled the invading Khitan army many times. However, domestic famines continued and financial resources were scarce. At the end of 946, the Jin army commander Du Zhongwei led his main force of 100,000 troops to surrender to the Khitan. In the first month of 947, the Khitan invaded Kaifeng. After the fall of the Jin Dynasty, he was captured and moved north. He died in the Liao border in 974.
DiplomacyCall yourself a grandson but not a minister
After he ascended the throne, he sent an envoy to express his condolences. In his credential, he called himself "Sun" but did not call himself a minister. The Khitan asked, and Jing Yanguang replied, "There are a hundred thousand people in Jin who are sharpening their swords." The relationship between the two countries broke down, and the Khitan raised troops southward in successive years.
MilitaryBattle of Chanzhou
In March, the Khitan army went south, and Shi Zhonggui personally conquered it. The Jin army fought fiercely with the Khitan in Qicheng and Chanzhou, and repelled the invading enemies. After the war, the Khitan leader Yelü Deguang retreated, and the Jin army won a victory against the Khitan.
MilitaryDu Zhongwei surrendered to Khitan
In December, Du Zhongwei led more than 100,000 Jin troops to confront the Khitan at Zhongdu. After being besieged, Du Zhongwei ordered the entire army to disarm and surrender. The Khitan army drove south, and the door of the Jin Kingdom was opened.
PoliticsKhitan destroyed Jin
In the first month of the first month, the Khitan army invaded Kaifeng, and Shi Zhonggui surrendered with the Queen Mother and Queen and was moved to Khitan. After the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty, Yelü Deguang accepted the congratulations in Kaifeng and changed the name of the country to Liao. However, the Khitan army looted everywhere and aroused the resistance of the people in the Central Plains.
He helped Shi Zhonggui ascend the throne and advocated being tough on the Khitan, saying that "a hundred thousand people are sharpening the sword." After the Khitan destroyed the Jin Dynasty, he was captured and committed suicide on the way north.
Shi Jingtang's brother-in-law led the main force to surrender to Khitan in 947, which led to the fall of the Later Jin Dynasty. After the establishment of the Later Han Dynasty, he was executed for treason.