Emperor Duanzong
Emperor Duanzong of Song 宋端宗 | |||||||||||||
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Emperor of the Song dynasty | |||||||||||||
Reign | 15 June 1276 – 8 May 1278 | ||||||||||||
Coronation | 14 June 1276 | ||||||||||||
Predecessor | Emperor Gong | ||||||||||||
Successor | Zhao Bing | ||||||||||||
Born | Zhao Shi 10 July 1270 Hangzhou, China | ||||||||||||
Died | 8 May 1278 Mui Wo, Hong Kong | (aged 7)||||||||||||
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House | House of Zhao | ||||||||||||
Father | Emperor Duzong | ||||||||||||
Mother | Lady Yang |
Emperor Duanzong of Song | |||
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Chinese | 宋端宗 | ||
Literal meaning | "Final Ancestor of the Song" | ||
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Zhao Shi | |||
Traditional Chinese | 趙昰 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 赵昰 | ||
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Emperor Duanzong of Song (10 July 1269 – 8 May 1278), personal name Zhao Shi, was the 17th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the eighth and penultimate emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Duzong and an elder brother of his predecessor, Emperor Gong and successor Zhao Bing.
Emperor Gong along with Grand Dowager Xie surrendered to the Yuan dynasty in 1276 after the fall of the Southern Song capital, Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou). Zhao Shi and his seventh brother, Zhao Bing, managed to escape southward to Fujian Province, where the new Song capital was established. On June 14, 1276, Zhao Shi was enthroned as the new Emperor Duanzong who ruled under the era name "Jingyan" (景炎; literally: "bright flame"). However, in early 1278, Yuan forces broke through the Song dynasty's last lines of defence, forcing Zhao Shi to flee again.[1] Accompanied by loyal ministers such as Lu Xiufu and Zhang Shijie, Zhao Shi boarded a ship and fled further south to Guangdong Province. In March 1278, while fleeing from Yuan forces led by Liu Shen, in a hurricane, Zhao Shi fell from a boat and almost drowned. Thereafter, he stayed temporarily in Hong Kong which at that time was a small fishing village. He died a few months later in Gangzhou (碙州; present-day Mui Wo, Lantau Island, Hong Kong)[1] due to Illness. He was succeeded by his seventh brother, Zhao Bing, who was enthroned in Mui Wo, the same village where Zhao Shi nearly drowned and died. The body of Zhao Shi is buried in Sung Wing Fuk Ling (宋永福陵). The actual area of the tomb is still unknown and undiscovered.[citation needed]
The historical relic Sung Wong Toi in present-day Hong Kong's Kowloon City commemorates Zhao Shi's escape to Hong Kong.
Family[]
Brothers:
- Emperor Gong of Song (personal name Zhao Xian) - Younger brother and predecessor of Emperor Duanzong; Sixth Son of Zhao Qi
- Emperor Bing of Song (personal name Zhao Bing) - Younger brother and successor of Emperor Duanzong; Seventh and Youngest son of Zhao Qi; Final emperor of the Song dynasty
Ancestry[]
Zhao Shiyi | |||||||||||||||||||
Zhao Xilu | |||||||||||||||||||
Lady Shi | |||||||||||||||||||
Zhao Yurui (1207–1287) | |||||||||||||||||||
Quan Dajie | |||||||||||||||||||
Lady Quan | |||||||||||||||||||
Lady Wang | |||||||||||||||||||
Emperor Duzong of Song (1240–1274) | |||||||||||||||||||
Huang Dingxi | |||||||||||||||||||
Emperor Duanzong of Song (1269–1278) | |||||||||||||||||||
Yang Chaosun | |||||||||||||||||||
Yang Gui | |||||||||||||||||||
Yang Fengchen | |||||||||||||||||||
Lady Huang | |||||||||||||||||||
Empress Dowager Yang (d. 1279) | |||||||||||||||||||
Lady Wang | |||||||||||||||||||
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
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wintle, Justin. [2002] (2002). China. ISBN 1-85828-764-2
- Toqto'a, ed. (1343). History of Song. Volume 47.
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- 1268 births
- 1278 deaths
- Southern Song emperors
- 13th-century Chinese monarchs
- Rulers who died as children
- Child rulers from Asia
- People from Hangzhou