User:HuangdiOfSongChina/Zhao Fu
| Emperor Jianzong of Song 宋简宗 | |||||||||||||
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| Emperor of the Song dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 26 March 1129 – 20 April 1129 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Gaozong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Gaozong | ||||||||||||
| Born | Zhao Fu 23 July 1127 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 28 July 1129 (aged 2)[1] | ||||||||||||
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| House | House of Zhao | ||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Gaozong | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Consort Pan | ||||||||||||
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| Chinese | 宋简宗 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "Simple Ancestor of the Song" | ||||||
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| Zhao Fu | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙旉 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵旉 | ||||||
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Emperor Jianzong of Song (23 July 1127 – 28 July 1129), personal name Zhao Fu, was the unofficial eleventh emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was the eldest son and the only son of Emperor Gaozong. He became Emperor during a coup but he was deposed by soldiers loyal to Gaozong. He died on July 28, 1129 of a seizure.[2][3]
Life[edit]
He was the heir apparent of his father Emperor Gaozong.
Reign[edit]
In March 26, 1129, Zhao Fu gained his throne to a mutiny that was instigated by the palace guards led by Miao Fu (苗傅) and Liu Zhengyan (劉正彥) who were unsatisfied with Zhao Fu's father Gaozong's decision to appoint one of their adversary Wang Yuan, to important imperial post hence would outrank them. Miao and Liu banded together with at least ten thousand palace guards under the pretense that Wang and the eunuchs in court were plotting, mutinied and murdered Wang. They then forced Gaozong to abdicate in favor of his one-year-old son Zhao Fu who ruled as the Mingshou Emperor. Zhao Fu was merely a figure head as Miao, Liu, and the regent Empress Meng[4] were the real power behind the throne. The plot came to an abrupt end less than a month later in April 30, 1129 when Miao and Liu was defeated by Gaozong's loyal army led by Han Shizhong and were both executed for treason. Zhao Fu himself would be forced to abdicate to Emperor Gaozong having ruled for 25 days.
Death[edit]
Shortly after, Zhao Fu became sick due to a palace girl making a very loud noise scaring Zhao Fu. He died on July 28, 1129 when he was only two years old from a seizure caused by the illness.[5][6][3][2] His parents cried for three days and they executed the palace girl. Zhao Fu was given the posthumous name of “Yuan Yi Taizi”.[7]
Legacy[edit]
His death forced Emperor Gaozong to look for a suitable heir from Emperor Taizu's line as most of Emperor Taizong's descendants were taken in the Jingkang Incident. The mutiny would cause Emperor Gaozong to move his capital to Jiankang.[8] Long after his death, a rebel named Han Lin'er gave him the temple name 简宗 (Jianzong).[5] Since Zhao Fu was merely a puppet, and reigned for only a month, he and his era name are usually ignored by traditional historians.
References[edit]
- ^ 脱脱等《宋史·高宗本纪》（卷25)
- ^ a b Tục tư trị thông giám, quyển 105.
- ^ a b Tống sử, quyển 25
- ^ John W. Chaffee: Branches of Heaven: A History of the Imperial Clan of Sung China
- ^ a b "Baike Baidu - Zhao Fu". Baike Baidu.
- ^ Davis, Richard L. "Troubles in Paradise: the Shrinking Royal Family in Southern Song" (PDF). National Palace Museum.
- ^ Song History. pp. Volume 246.
- ^ Tao 2009, p. 652.