Zhenjin
| Borjigin Zhenjin 孛兒只斤真金 | |||||
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| Born | 1243 | ||||
| Died | 5 January 1286 (aged 43) | ||||
| Issue |
Gammala 孛兒只斤甘麻剌 Darmabala 孛兒只斤答剌麻八剌 Temür 孛兒只斤奇渥温鐵穆耳 | ||||
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| Father | Kublai Khan | ||||
| Mother | Chabi | ||||
Zhenjin (Chinese: 真金; 1243 – January 5, 1286), also Jingim, Chinkim, or Chingkim (Mongolian: Чингим/Chingim), was the second son of Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty. He was designated as the Crown Prince (皇太子) by Kublai Khan in 1273, and became the head of the Central Secretariat (Zhongshu Sheng). The North Chinese Buddhist monk Haiyun gave him the name Zhenjin (True Gold) when he was born in 1243. He was also known as a strong supporter of Confucianism. When a Confucian-trained official in the South proposed that Kublai abdicate in favor of Zhenjin in 1285, Kublai was angered. Zhenjin died on 5 January 1286, 8 years before his father Kublai Khan. Distressed by his death, Kublai Khan made Zhenjin's son Temür the new Crown Prince, who later became the Temür Khan or Emperor Chengzong.
In popular culture
Prince Chinkin is a central character in the 1982 American-Italian miniseries Marco Polo, where he was portrayed by actor Junichi Ishida.[1]
"Prince Jingim" is also a main character of the 2014 Netflix original series Marco Polo, where he is portrayed by Remy Hii.[2]
References
- ↑ Marco Polo at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "Netflix's 'Marco Polo' Sets Its Cast". The Hollywood Reporter. April 8, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.