 The emperor 's political reforms were connected with his desire to conquer all of China and to legitimize himself as a Chinese emperor . The prospect of conquering southern China was cut short by Wanyan Liang 's assassination . Wanyan Liang 's successor , Emperor Shizong , was less enthusiastic about sinicization and reversed several of Wanyan Liang 's edicts . He sanctioned new policies with the intent to slow the assimilation of the Jurchens . Shizong 's prohibitions were abandoned by Emperor Zhangzong ( r . 1189 – 1208 ) , who promoted reforms that transformed the political structure of the dynasty closer to that of the Song and Tang dynasties . Despite cultural and demographic changes , military hostilities between the Jin and the Song persisted until the fall of the Jin . 
 The emperor <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>political reforms <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> connected with his desire to conquer all of China and to legitimize himself as a Chinese emperor . The prospect of conquering southern China was cut short by Wanyan Liang <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>assassination . Wanyan Liang <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>successor , Emperor Shizong , was less enthusiastic about sinicization and reversed several of Wanyan Liang <a href='null_genetive' title='5'><mark>'s</mark></a>edicts . He sanctioned new policies with the intent to slow the assimilation of the Jurchens . Shizong <a href='null_genetive' title='6'><mark>'s</mark></a>prohibitions <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>were</mark></a> abandoned by Emperor Zhangzong ( r . 1189 – 1208 ) , <a href='null_relcl' title='8'><mark>who</mark></a>promoted reforms <a href='null_relcl' title='9'><mark>that</mark></a>transformed the political structure of the dynasty closer to that of the Song and Tang dynasties . Despite cultural and demographic changes , military hostilities between the Jin and the Song persisted until the fall of the Jin . 
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