Wanyan Liang, born Digunai and also called the Prince of Hailing, was the fourth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China. Born in 1122, he was the second son of Wanyan Zonggan and a grandson of the dynasty founder Wanyan Aguda. As an army marshal under Emperor Xizong he overthrew and murdered the emperor in a coup in 1150 and took the throne himself. His reign is remembered for moving the Jin capital from Shangjing to Yanjing, the site of present-day Beijing, and for a policy of sinicisation that adopted Han Chinese court ceremonies, dress and institutions, including an imperial examination system. His campaign to conquer the Southern Song failed at the battles of Tangdao and Caishi in 1161, and officers led by Yelu Yuanyi assassinated him in camp near the Yangtze that December. His successor Emperor Shizong demoted him after death, first to a prince and then to a commoner.
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was the fourth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China
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Digunai (24 February 1122-15 December 1161)
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He was the second son of Wanyan Zonggan
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was the fourth emperor of the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty of China
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He came to power in 1150 after overthrowing and murdering his predecessor, Emperor Xizong, in a coup d'état.
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Digunai's subordinates rebelled against him and assassinated him.
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