Emperor Gaozong of Song China

Emperor Gaozong of Song China

Birth and death:	Jun. 12, 1107–Nov. 9, 1187
Family name:	Zhao (趙)
Given name:	Gou (構)
Courtesy name (字):	Deji (德基)
Dates of reign:	Jun. 12, 1127¹–Jul. 24, 1162²
Dynasty:	Song (宋)
Temple name:	Gaozong (高宗)
Posthumous name: (short)	Never used short
Posthumous name: (full)	Emperor Shouming Zhongxing Quangong Zhide Shengshen Wuwen Zhaoren Xianxiao³ 受命中興全功至德聖神武文昭仁憲孝皇帝
General note: Dates given here are in the Julian calendar. They are not in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
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1. Following the capture of his older half-brother Emperor Qinzong in January 1127 by the Jurchen invaders, was proclaimed emperor on June 12, 1127 in the southern capital. Was deposed for 25 days between March 26 and April 20, 1129 by generals Miao Fu (苗傅) and Liu Zhengyan (劉正彥). Restored, was pursued by the Jurchen and was not in full control of Southern China until the late 1130s. 2. Abdicated in favor of the son of a distant cousin whom he had adopted. Granted himself the title Taishang Huang (太上皇) and continued in practice to rule through the new emperor. 3. Final version of the posthumous name given in 1191.

Emperor Gaozong (June 12, 1107 - November 9, 1187), born Zhao Gou, was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the first emperor of the Southern Song. He reigned from 1127 to 1162.

Gaozong was the 9th son of Emperor Huizong and the younger half-brother of Emperor Qinzong. His mother was a concubine from the Wei (韋) family who later became empress dowager, and is known posthumously as Empress Xianren (顯仁皇后) (1080-1159).

Categories: Song Dynasty emperors

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