Shi Tianze

Shi Tianze is also mentioned under the name '''Samka ba'tur''' () in Persian historical sources such as the Jami' al-tawarikh. This name is derived from the Chinese word "三哥 (sangge)," meaning "third son". ==Life==

Shi Tianze was an ethnic Han who lived in the Jin dynasty. Interethnic marriage between Han and Jurchen became common at this time. His father was Shi Bingzhi (Shih Ping-chih, 史秉直). Shi Bingzhi was married to a Jurchen woman (surname Na-ho) and a Han woman (surname Chang), it is unknown which of them was Shi Tianze's mother. Shi Tianze married two Jurchen women, a Han woman, and a Korean woman, and his son Shi Gang was born to one of his Jurchen wives. His Jurchen wives's surnames were Mo-nien and Na-ho, his Korean wife's surname was Li, and his Han wife's surname was Shi. == Family of Shi Tianze ==