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Wanyan Wuzhu Military person

Wanyan Wuzhu, also known as Wo chu or Huangwochu, and later known by his Chinese name, Zongbi (宗弼), was a general from the Jurchen (女真) Wanyan (完颜) tribe. He was the fourth son of Emperor Taizu of Jin, and a general of the Jin Dynasty (1115–1234). He died in 1148, while his year of birth is not known.In his teens, Wanyan Wuzhu followed his second elder brother Wanyan Wolibu (完颜斡离不; Chinese name Zongwang 宗望) in pursuit of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao (the last emperor of the Liao Dynasty) near Yuanyang Lake (in modern day's Hebei Province). In 1125 he joined Wolibu's army to attack the Song Dynasty. In 1126 they captured Tangyin (modern day Tangyin, Henan Province), and Wuzhu headed 3000 Jurchen cavalrymen participating in the battle besieging Bianjing (Modern day Kaifeng, Henan Province), the capital of the Song Dynasty.In 1128 Wuzhu defeated the ten-thousand-man Song army under Zheng Zongmeng to capture Qingzhou (modern day Qingzhou, Shandong Province) . After that, he overcame Puzhou (modern day Juancheng, Shandong Province) and five towns nearby. With Kaidefu (modern day Puyang, Henan Province) and Damingfu (modern day Handan, Hebei Province) captured, all lands to the north of the Yellow River were occupied by the Jin Dynasty. During the later process of conquering the Song Dynasty, Wuzhu defeated Song troops in Hezhou (modern day Hexian, Anhui Province), Huzhou (modern day Huzhou, Zhejiang Province) and Hangzhou, and signed a peace treaty, making Huaishui (modern day Huai River) the border between the two states. In 1137, he was appointed "right vice-marshal" (右副元帅), and was raised to "Lord Shen" (沈王). Zongbi compelled the Song Dynasty to acknowledge allegiance to Jin in 1142.Later, Wuzhu was appointed "Left Prime Minister" (左丞相) of the Department of State Affairs (尚书省) as well as Palace Attendant (侍中), Taibao (太保), and "Chief Marshal" (都元帅) . In 1142, Wuzhu returned to the capital and supervised the compilation of the national history. Then he was raised to the post of Taifu (太傅).Wuzhu was appointed Taishi (太师), and took charge of all Three Departments (the main central administrative system adopted in China) in 1147. He died a year later in December, 1148.