“Don’t you forget, you are my pet!”

**Context:** Having both been conquered by the Jin Dynasty in the 1120’s, former Emperors Quinzong (Song Dynasty) and Tianzou (Liao Dynasty) were kept as political “trophy” prisoners to demoralize any attempts at rebellion. In addition, both former emperors were further humiliated by being demoted to commoners, forced to wear mourning dresses in public, pay homage to the Jin Dynasty lineage, and even play games of polo for the Jin Emperor’s amusement. In June of 1156, Emperor Digunai of Jin (AKA the Prince of Hailing) organized a polo match between Quinzong and Tianzou. Unable to bear humiliation any longer, Tianzou attempted to escape on horseback only to be immediately cut down by Jin archers. Quinzong would remain a prisoner of Jin for the remainder of his life.

> Unable to bear humiliation any longer, Tianzou attempted to escape on horseback only to be immediately cut down by Jin archers. Youre leaving out a pertinent detail here, which is that Tianzou was *81 years old* when he did this, making it more like suicide by archer. Badass anyway.

Somehow I figured out its chinese history without even reading the context first.

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