Life

He was born as second son to Kublai Khan and Chabi Khatun. The Chinese Zen monk Haiyun gave him the name Zhenjin ("True Gold") when he was born in 1243. He was created Prince of Yan (燕王), became the head of the Central Secretariat (Zhongshu Sheng) by his father in 1262, and was designated as the Crown Prince (皇太子) of the Yuan dynasty by Kublai Khan in 1273.

He was known as a strong supporter of Confucianism, having been tutored by Chinese scholars as Yao Shu (1203–1280), Dou Mo (1196–1280), Liu Bingzhong (1216–1274) and Wang Xun. Among others, he was noted to have studied Classic of Poetry and Classic of Filial Piety. After death of Zhenjin's rival Ahmad Fanakati (according to Rashidaddin, as a result of plot by Zhenjin), a Confucian-trained official in the South even proposed Kublai to abdicate in favor of Zhenjin in 1285, as a result Kublai was furious. He was also known to be a friend of Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, who wrote the famous treatise "Explanation of the knowable" for Zhenjin.

According to the History of Yuan, he died of alcoholism on 5 January 1286, eight years before his father Kublai Khan. However, it may not have been as simple as merely drinking too much. It also stated that shortly before his death, some ministers of the court wanted to propose that Kublai Khan abdicate his throne to Prince Zhenjin on account of old age and because Zhenjin was highly respected throughout the empire. However, Zhenjin tried to prevent this from happening. Unfortunately, Kublai Khan found out anyway and was furious, which terrified Zhenjin and may have led him to overdrink. Distressed by his death, Kublai Khan made Zhenjin's son Temür the new Crown Prince. He was posthumously renamed as Taizi Mingxiao by Kublai on 25 February 1293. Temür gave him posthumous name Emperor Wenhui Mingxiao (文惠明孝皇帝) and temple name Yuzong (c=裕宗|s=|t=|p=|l=Affluent Ancestor) on 3 June 1294.

Family

He had a senior wife and a concubine:

• Kökejin — from Khongirad tribe

• * Gammala (1263–1302)

• * Darmabala (1264–1292)

• * Temür Khan (1265–1307)

• Concubine Anchinmishi

• Unknown concubine

• * Senior Princess of Qi, Qutadmish — married to Körgüz from Öngüds, son of Ay Buqa, Prince of Zhao (趙王) and Yuelie (daughter of Kublai)

• * Grand Princess of Lu, Nangabula — married to Manzitai from Khongirad clan, Prince of Lu

• * Princess Budagan — married to Zangpo Pal

Ancestry

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. In this film, he is depicted as suffering from epilepsy.

• "Prince Jingim" is also a main character of the 2014 Netflix original series Marco Polo, where he is portrayed by Remy Hii.

生平

真金年少時，已從漢儒姚樞、竇默二人讀《孝經》，元世祖大悅。

中統二年十二月初二日（1261年12月25日），元世祖下詔封皇子真金為燕王，領中書省事。

至元十年二月二月初三日（1273年2月21日），元世祖冊立真金為皇太子，故人稱真金太子，並統轄中書省。

至元十年三月十三日（1273年4月2日），元世祖遣攝太尉、同知樞密院事伯顏授皇太子真金玉冊金寶。

至元二十二年（1285年），有御史奏請元世祖禪讓給真金，阿合馬餘黨塔即古等人得悉此事後便借理算為名封存御史台奏章，把此事上報給元世祖。結果元世祖大怒，真金由此憂懼不自安，以是致疾。

至元二十二年農曆十二月十日（1286年1月5日），真金去世。元世祖在悔恨之餘，立真金之子鐵穆爾為皇太孫。

至元三十年正月十八日（1293年2月25日），元世祖忽必烈為真金上謚號明孝太子。

至元三十一年農曆四月十四日（1294年5月10日），元成宗鐵穆耳在即位詔書中，追尊其父真金為皇帝。

至元三十一年農曆五月初九日（1294年6月3日），元成宗為真金上廟號裕宗，漢文諡號文惠明孝皇帝。

家庭

父母

• 元世祖忽必烈，1260年登基稱帝，1294年去世後皇孫鐵穆耳登基，是為元成宗

• 察必皇后，1260年立為皇后，1281年去世，1294年元成宗即位後上謚號昭睿順聖皇后

兄弟姐妹

• 大哥：朵兒只，早逝，母親察必皇后

• 三弟安西王：忙哥剌，母親察必皇后

• 四弟北安王：那木罕，母親察必皇后

• 五弟雲南王：忽哥赤，母親不詳

• 六弟大王：愛牙赤，母親不詳

• 七弟西平王：奧都赤，母親不詳

• 八弟寧王：闊闊出，母親不詳

• 九弟鎮南王：脫歡，母親不詳

• 十弟：忽都魯帖木兒，母親不詳

• 十一弟：鐵蔑赤，母親南必皇后，1283年南必被元世祖立為皇后

• 趙國公主 月烈 下嫁趙武襄王愛不花

• 昌國公主 吾魯真 下嫁孛花

• 昌國公主 茶倫 下嫁帖監幹

• 魯國長公主 完澤 下嫁斡陳之子斡羅真

• 魯國公主 囊家真 下嫁鐵木兒、蠻子台

• 齊國公主 忽都魯堅迷失 下嫁高麗忠烈王王昛為王妃

妻妾

• 正妻 闊闊真王妃，1294年元成宗登基後尊為皇太后，1300年去世後元成宗上謚號徽仁裕聖皇后

• 安真迷失妃子，見《元史·后妃表》

子女

• 長子 甘麻剌，1290年封為梁王，出鎮雲南，1292年改封晉王，移鎮漠北，1302年去世，1324年泰定帝追尊為皇帝，上廟號元顯宗

• 次子 答剌麻八剌，在真金太子去世後，元世祖欲立其為皇太子，但1292年答剌麻八剌因病去世，1307年元武宗追尊為皇帝，上廟號元順宗

• 三子 元成宗鐵穆耳，1293年受皇太子寶，1294年元世祖去世後登基稱帝，1307年去世

• 趙國公主 忽答迭迷失，下嫁闊里吉思

• 魯國公主 南阿不剌，下嫁蠻子台