中英雙語話史記 第108期:金的崛起

Jin Dynasty

金朝

The Rise of the Jin

金的崛起

The Nuzhen people in the northeast were originally under the rule of the Liao Dynasty.

東北部的女真人原先受遼朝統治。

In 1101, one year after Emperor Huizong ascended the Song-dynasty throne, Emperor Tianzuo succeeded to the Liao throne.

1101年，也就是宋徽宗繼承皇位的一年後，天祚帝在遼朝登基。

While the Song and Liao declined by the day under the rule of these two inept monarchs，the Nuzhen people gradually gained in strength.

當宋朝和遼朝在這兩位無能的君主的統治下江河日下時，女真人逐漸強大起來。

The various tribes of the Nuzhen organized themselves into a large military federation at the beginning of the 12th century,

12世紀初期，女真族的不同部落共同組成了一個巨大的軍隊聯盟，

with the Wanyan tribe at its core.

完顏部是其中的核心。

This prosperous people could no longer put up with the rule of the Liao.

強盛的族人們無法再忍受遼朝的統治。

When during a banquet in 1112, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao ordered the chieftains of the Nuzhen tribes to dance for him,

在1112年的一次宴會上，遼朝的天祚皇帝命令女真各部的首領爲他跳舞，

everyone obeyed except Akutta of the Wanyan tribe, who resolutely defied the order.

除了完顏阿骨打毅然拒絕了這個要求，其他人都照做了。

As soon as he became chief of the Nuzhen federation a year later,

一年後，完顏阿骨打一成爲女真軍隊的首領，

Akutta began to make active preparations to rebel against the Liao Dynasty.

就開始爲推翻遼朝做積極的準備。

With his initial victory over Liao, Akutta established the Jin Dynasty in 1115.

與遼朝的首戰告捷後，阿骨打於1115年建立了金朝。

His imperial title was Taizu.

他被稱爲“金太祖”。