Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Aguda

Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Aguda

The Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Aguda, is a cultural tourism attraction.

About 10 meters high, commonly known as the General Platform, where the Ning Shen Hall was built in the early Jin Dynasty. Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, was the founding emperor of the Jin Dynasty. He ascended the throne in 1115, proclaimed the state title “Great Jin,” adopted the reign title “Shouguo,” and established the capital at Huining. The Taizu reigned for nine years and passed away from illness in September of the seventh year of Tianfu (1123) while on a campaign against the Liao. He was initially buried here. According to the “History of Jin”: “In the early Jin period, there was no ancestral temple. In September of the seventh year of Tianfu, Emperor Taizu was buried southwest of the palace city in Shangjing, and the Ning Shen Hall was constructed on the mausoleum.” The Ning Shen Hall was also called the “Taizu Temple” or Aguda Temple. In the fourth year of Huangtong (1144), he was later reburied at Hukai Mountain (Heling). In the third year of Zhenyuan (1155), he was moved again to Dafang Mountain (in present-day Fangshan District, Beijing) and named the Rui Mausoleum. The Mausoleum of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Aguda, is located west of the ruins of the Shangjing Huining Prefecture in Acheng City, and is the tomb of Emperor Taizu of Jin, Aguda.