Shi Tianze

Shi Tianze (Chinese: 史天澤; Wade–Giles: Shih T'ien-tse; 1202 – 5 March 1275) was a general in the early period of the Yuan dynasty.

[1] This name is derived from the Chinese word "三哥 (sangge)," meaning "third son".

[2] Shi Tianze was an ethnic Han who lived in the Jin dynasty.

[3] Shi Tianze defected to the Mongol Empire's forces upon their invasion of the Jin dynasty.

Shi, Zhang Rou (Chang Jou) zh, and Yan Shi (Yen Shih) zh and other high ranking Han who served in the Jin dynasty and defected to the Mongols helped build the structure for the administration of the new state.