Английская Википедия:Emperor Ningzong
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Emperor Ningzong of Song (19 November 1168 – 17 September 1224), personal name Zhao Kuo, was the 13th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the fourth emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He reigned from 1194 until his death in 1224.
He was the second son and the only surviving child of his predecessor Guangzong and like his father, Ningzong was weak-minded; easily dominated by women.[1] During Ningzong's reign, he had built 75 commemorative shrines and steles, the most in Song history.[2] He was a great patron of art, promoting artists such as Liang Kai and Ma Yuan to painter-in-waiting and writing poems about their paintings.[3] Upon Ningzong's death, a minor official and a relative of Ningzong became Emperor Lizong.
Reign
He was noted for the cultural and intellectual achievements made during his reign. In particular, Zhu Xi wrote some of his most famous Neo-Confucianist works during this period. However, Emperor Ningzong was known for his aversion towards the spread of Neo-Confucianism in his imperial court due to the influence of his chancellor Han Tuozhou and on the political side, however, Emperor Ningzong saw his government being plagued by rising inflation that threatened the economy and the military advances by the Jurchens from the north during the wars between the Song dynasty and Jurchen-led Jin dynasty.
In absence of a son, he adopted a relative named Zhao Xun in 1197 who was only 6 years old.[4]
In 1198, Neo-Confucianism was banned for two years until the ban was repelled in 1202.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn
Song Invasion of Jin
As the Jin were weakening because of natural disasters, Ningzong's chancellor Han Tuozhou continually provoked the weak Jin by launching raids.Шаблон:Sfn War against the Jin was officially declared on June 14, 1206, by Han Tuozhou.Шаблон:Sfn The war was a disaster. Despite the Jin's weakness due to the natural disasters, it had countered the attacks from the Song and even counter-attacked. To make things worse, Ningzong was not interested in the war effortШаблон:Sfn and morale was low. There was not enough supplies and many of the army deserted. Wu Xi (吳曦; d. 1207), the governor-general of Sichuan, defected to the Jin in December 1206.Шаблон:Sfn This was bad, as Wu was holding the western front, however, Song loyalists assassinated Wu on March 29, 1207, before Jin troops could take control of the surrendered territories.Шаблон:Sfnm Fighting continued in 1207, but by the end of that year the war was at a stalemate. The Song was now on the defensive, while the Jin failed to make gains in Song territory.Шаблон:Sfn The failure of Han Tuozhou's aggressive policies led to his demise. On December 15, 1207, Han was beaten to death by the Imperial Palace Guards.
Peace
A peace treaty was signed on November 2, 1208, and the Song tribute to the Jin was reinstated. The Song annual indemnity increased by 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 packs of fabric.Шаблон:Sfn The treaty also stipulated that the Song had to present to the Jin the head of Han Tuozhou, who the Jin held responsible for starting the war.Шаблон:Sfn The heads of Han and Su were severed from their exhumed corpses, exhibited to the public, then delivered to the Jin finally ending the war.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1210, the Mongols, formerly a Jin tributary, ended their vassalage and attacked the Jin in 1211.Шаблон:Sfn In light of this event, the Song court debated ending tributary payments to the weakened Jin, but they chose to avoid antagonizing the Jin.Шаблон:Sfn As the Mongols expanded, the Jin suffered territorial losses and attacked the Song in 1217 to compensate for their shrinking territory.Шаблон:Sfn The Jin continued attacking the Song until they agreed to a peace treaty and the Jin returned home. However, the Song would never regain their lost land.
In 1220, his adopted heir Zhao Xun died from dysentery. Zhao Xun was only 29 years old.[4] Shi Miyuan decided when Ningzong died, another relative named Zhao Hong was to succeed him but Zhao Hong was never placed as heir-apparent due to conflicts with Shi Miyuan and when Ningzong died, he was replaced by Zhao Yun, the future Emperor Lizong.[4]
He fell ill before dying a few days later in 1224.[5] Ningzong may have been poisoned; it is also worth mentioning that Ningzong was physically weak as a nearly emaciated which suggested physical ailments of some gravity was shown in his official portrait.[4] He was succeeded by another relative named Zhao Yun as all of Ningzong's children died young without any clear evidence of foul play who later became Emperor Lizong.
The Emperor's woman
He was a good monarch but sickly at times and this allowed his wife the Empress Yang to exploit his inadequacies and become the de facto ruler of the Empire for nearly 30 years
Family
Consorts and Issue:
- Empress Gongshu, of the Han clan (Шаблон:Lang; 1165–1200)
- Zhao Jun, Prince Yanchonghui (Шаблон:Lang; 1196), second son
- Zhao Tan, Prince Bin (Шаблон:Lang; 1200), third son
- Empress Gongsheng, of the Yang clan (Шаблон:Lang; 1162–1233), personal name Guizhi (Шаблон:Lang)
- Zhao Zeng, Prince Ying (Шаблон:Lang; 1200–1201), fourth son
- Zhao Jiong, Prince Hua (Шаблон:Lang; 1202), fifth son
- Jieyu, of the Cao clan (Шаблон:Lang)
- Princess Yuping (Шаблон:Lang)
- Married Lin Cun (Шаблон:Lang)
- Princess Yuping (Шаблон:Lang)
- Furen, of the Zhong clan (Шаблон:Lang)
- Zhao Qi, Prince Shun (Шаблон:Lang; 1207), sixth son
- Zhao Zhi, Prince Shen (Шаблон:Lang; 1207), seventh son
- Unknown
- Zhao Ji, Prince Su (Шаблон:Lang; 1208), eighth son
- Zhao Zhi, Prince Pi (Шаблон:Lang; 1223), ninth son
- Princess Qi (Шаблон:Lang), first daughter
Adopted Issue:
- Zhao Xun, Crown Prince Jingxian (Шаблон:Lang; 1192–1220)
- Zhao Hong, Prince Zhenzhaosu (Шаблон:Lang; d. 1225)
- Zhao Yun, Lizong (Шаблон:Lang; 1205–1264)
Ancestry
See also
- Chinese emperors family tree (middle)
- List of emperors of the Song dynasty
- Architecture of the Song dynasty
- Culture of the Song dynasty
- Economy of the Song dynasty
- History of the Song dynasty
- Society of the Song dynasty
- Technology of the Song dynasty
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