Da Ji
ConsortsThe mother of the brothers Khayshan and Ayurbarwada had a great influence on the succession of the two brothers and became an important figure in the courts of Wuzong and Renzong. The Renzong Dynasty was revered as the Queen Mother.
Dynasties of ChinaYuan dynastyYuan dynasty lineage
WuzongKhayshan
Zhida · Reign 1307—1311
He had military exploits in guarding Mobei. After he ascended the throne, he indiscriminately awarded rewards, issued large amounts of money, and set up a ministerial department to manage finances, which put the finances into crisis.
IBiography
- Reign
- 4 years
- Reign era
- Zhida
- Order of accession
- Ruler #3 · Yuan dynasty lineage
- Life dates
- 1281—1311
- Titles
- Temple name Wuzong · Posthumous name Emperor Renhui Xuanxiao · Mongolian honorific name Qulu Khan
Khayshan is the eldest son of Shunzong Darmabala, nephew of Chengzong, and his mother is Hongjila. In 1299, he was ordered to lead the troops to guard Mobei. He defeated the coalition forces of Haidu and Duwa many times in the Chenghai area. He made outstanding military achievements and won the hearts of the army. Chengzong died of illness in 1307. Queen Bo Luhan wanted to establish King Ananda of Anxi, and the right prime minister Ha Lahasun secretly sent an envoy to welcome the Khayshan brothers. Khayshan and his younger brother Ayurbarwada went to Dadu and Xanadu successively. In May 1307, they ascended the throne in Xanadu and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Dadu.
After he came to the throne, he generously rewarded kings and meritorious officials, resulting in huge expenditures and an empty treasury. Therefore, he established the Shangshu Province in 1309, issued large banknotes, and minted large-scale treasures, which caused chaos in currency values and soaring prices. He made his younger brother Ayurbarwada the Crown Prince, and agreed that the succession would be passed down from brother to brother, uncle to nephew, which became a hidden danger in future battles for the throne. He also indulged in drinking and debauchery, and died of illness in the first month of 1311 at the age of thirty-one.
IITimeline
Before accession
MilitaryGuard Mobei
Khayshan's army was stationed in Mobei, and he repeatedly defeated the army of Haidu, Duwa and other rebels in the northwest in the areas of Chenghai and Altai Mountains. He treated the soldiers well, established a high reputation in the army, and laid the foundation for his future accession to the throne.
During the reign · 1307—1311
PoliticsAscension to the throne
In May, he ascended the throne in Xanadu, changed the Yuan Dynasty to the highest level, and made his younger brother Ayurbarwada the Crown Prince. He also agreed that the throne would be passed from him to the Crown Prince in the future, and then the Crown Prince would pass it back to Khayshan's son, forming an agreement between uncle and nephew.
PoliticsKilling Ananda, King of Anxi
After taking the throne, Ananda, the king of Anxi who attempted to seize the throne, was executed. Queen Bo Luhan was also sentenced to death, and the powerful officials who conspired with him were punished. The power of King Anxi's line collapsed, and the areas under his jurisdiction, Shaanxi and Gansu, were subsequently returned to the imperial court.
EconomyExcessive rewards and financial difficulties
After he came to the throne, he won over his relatives and ministers with rewards, and his annual expenditure far exceeded the annual income, causing a huge deficit in the national treasury. He also gave huge amounts of gold and silver coins to the kings and ministers, so the court had to print money to make up for the deficit.
EconomySet up Shangshu Provincial Bank to large banknotes
The Shangshu Province was established, and San Baonu, Tuo Hutuo, etc. were appointed to manage finances. They issued large banknotes, one or two, into twenty-five yuan banknotes, and minted Datongbao coins at the same time. The intention was to use new banknotes to relieve the finances, but the currency value was disordered and prices rose.
SocietyConstruct Wutai Mountain Buddhist Temple
Wuzong believed in Buddhism and ordered the construction of a temple in Mount Wutai, which cost a lot of money. He also respected the imperial masters of Tibetan Buddhism and increased the number of monks and officials, which increased the financial burden on the court.
Lasting legacyThe existing Tang Dynasty wooden buildings such as Foguang Temple and Nanchan Temple in Mount Wutai are world-famous and are part of the world cultural landscape of Mount Wutai. The landscape was listed as a World Heritage in 2009.
PoliticsDeath from illness and the abolition of Shangshu Province
In the first month of the first month, Wuzong died of illness in Dadu at the age of thirty-one. After Ayurbarwada ascended the throne, he immediately killed San Baonu and other ministers of the Shangshu Province, abolished the Shangshu Province, and stopped the issuance of large banknotes.
IIIPeople of this reign
San Baonu
PoliticsWuzong was the financial minister of the Wuzong Dynasty, presided over the Ministry of Finance, reformed the banknote method, and minted large amounts of money. He was accused of being a treacherous official because of his financial excesses, and Renzong was executed after he came to the throne.
Ha Lahasun
PoliticsIn Chengzong's later years, when Bo Luhan and Ananda, the right prime ministers of Zhongshu, plotted to seize the throne, he secretly welcomed the Khayshan line so that Wuzong could successfully succeed to the throne.