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Biography of Zhao Kuang-yinName: Zhao Kuang-yinBirth Date: 927 Death Date: 976 Place of Birth: Lo-yang, China Nationality: Chinese Gender: Male Occupations: ruler Zhao Kuang-yin Founder of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuang-yin (927-976) ended the practice of frequent military coups, which had exhausted China for more than half a century, and successfully re-established the "civilian empire."Contributed by Xia-nan Deng, Associate Professor of History, Beijing University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaName variations: Chao Kuang-yin; known as Song Tai Zu or Sung T'ai Tsu in Chinese history. Born in Lo-yang in 927; died in Kai Feng in 976; son of a general; married: Empress He, Empress Wang and Empress Song; children: four sons and six daughters. Descendants: Zhao Shen (Song Xiao Zong), the second emperor of Southern Song. Predecessor: Gong Di, last emperor of Hou Zhou Dynasty. Successor: Zhao Kuang-yi (Song Tai Zong).Zhao Kuang- yin, known to history as Song Tai Zu (implying grand progenitor), was the first emperor (960-976) of the Song Dynasty, which was to last over 300 years. During this era of transformation, China became more prosperous …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…for mathematical computations976: Fatimid dynasty ended in MoroccoThe times:330-1453: Byzantine Empire350-1240: Sonike dynasty of Ghana378-1000: Early Medieval Europe787-1066: Age of the Viking Raids858-1156: Fujiwara family rules Japan900-1476: Chimu kingdom dominates the AndesZhao Kuang-yin's contemporaries:Wenceslas (c. 907-929) King of Christian BohemiaOtto I, the Great (912-973) Holy Roman emperorMurakami (c. 926-967) Japanese emperorPope John XII (c. 937-964) Roman Catholic church leaderAelfric (c. 955-1010) Anglo-Saxon grammarianSelected world events:932: Works of Confucius were reproduced by primitive printing methods945: Baghdad fell to Shiite forces950: Cordova in Spain was Europe's cultural center959: Edgar became the first King of England969: Cairo was founded by Shiite Muslims972: Daigo pagoda in Kyoto was completed Further Reading Guang-ming, Deng, ed. History of Liao, Song, Xia, and Jin. Chinese Encyclopedia Press, 1988: pp. 292-293.Tuo, Tuo, ed. The Song History. Vol. 1-3. Zhong Hua Publishing House, 1963: pp. 1-51.Jia-ju, Zhang. Biography of Zhao Kuang-yin. Jian Su: People's Publishing House, 1959.Tang, Li. Song Tai Zu. Tai Bei: He Luo Press, 1978. |