Emperor Zhezong of Song

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Emperor Zhezong of Song was a Northern Song dynasty ruler known for his short reign marked by political struggles between conservative and reformist factions at court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of China
ascendedThroneAtAge 9
birthDate 1076-01-04
birthPlace Bianjing NERFINISHED
burialPlace Yongyou Mausoleum NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Bianjing NERFINISHED
country China
courtFaction conservative officials
reformist officials
deathDate 1100-02-23
deathPlace Bianjing NERFINISHED
dynasty Song dynasty NERFINISHED
era Song–Liao relations period
eraNameUsed Chongning NERFINISHED
Shaosheng NERFINISHED
Yuanfeng NERFINISHED
Yuanfu NERFINISHED
Yuanyou NERFINISHED
father Emperor Shenzong of Song NERFINISHED
house House of Zhao NERFINISHED
issue no surviving sons
knownFor intense political struggles at court
short reign
language Middle Chinese NERFINISHED
mother Empress Dowager Gao NERFINISHED
notableConservativeLeaderDuringReign Sima Guang GENERATED
notableEvent reinstatement of Wang Anshi’s New Policies
reversal of conservative policies of Sima Guang
notableReformLeaderDuringReign Wang Anshi GENERATED
personalName Zhao Xu NERFINISHED
policyOrientationAfterRegency restoration of New Policies reforms
politicalFactionConflict conservative faction vs reformist faction
posthumousName Emperor Zhezong NERFINISHED
predecessor Emperor Shenzong of Song NERFINISHED
reasonForSuccessionByHuizong lack of direct heir
regencyPeriod 1085–1093
regent Empress Dowager Gao NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1100
reignPeriod Northern Song NERFINISHED
reignStart 1085
religion Confucianism
spouse Empress Meng NERFINISHED
styleName unknown or not commonly recorded
successor Emperor Huizong of Song NERFINISHED
templeName Zhezong NERFINISHED
title Emperor of the Great Song NERFINISHED

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Sima Guang monarchServed Emperor Zhezong of Song
Emperor Huizong of Song predecessor Emperor Zhezong of Song