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Wugunai
Born 1021 (1021)
Died 1074 (aged 52–53)
Spouse Lady TangkuoZhusihuiLady Wendihen
Issue HezheHeliboHesunPocishuYinggeHezhenbaoMapoAlihemenManduhe
Posthumous nameEmperor Yinglie Huihuan (英烈惠桓皇帝)Temple nameJingzu (景祖)
Father Shilu
Mother Lady Tushan
Wugunai
Traditional Chinese 烏骨廼
Simplified Chinese 乌骨迺
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinWūgúnǎiWade–GilesWu-ku-nai

Wugunai (1021–1074) 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 eldest son of Shilu. Like his father, Wugunai was appointed chieftain of the Wanyan tribe by the Khitan-led Liao dynasty, 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.[1]

Wugunai was posthumously honoured with the temple name Jingzu (景祖) by his descendant, Emperor Xizong.

  1. ^ The Cambridge History of China, vol. 6, p. 220.