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Emperor Taizu of Song
Also Known As Zhao Kuangyin · Yuanlang (courtesy name)
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Emperor Taizu was the founder and first emperor of the Song Dynasty. He usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty in 960 and spent sixteen years conquering the rest of China proper, reuniting much of the territory once held by the Han and Tang empires and ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Ruling from the new capital at Kaifeng, he promoted the civil service examination system for staffing the bureaucracy by merit and supported scientific and technological projects, establishing the administrative pattern that defined the Northern Song.
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RoleFounding emperor of the Song Dynasty, reigned 960 to 976 2 BirthplaceLuoyang (Later Tang dynasty) 1 Death PlaceBianjing (Northern Song dynasty) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Emperor Taizu of Song
2. Wikipedia: Song Dynasty
WikipediaNorthern Song sectionQuote, Northern Song section
After usurping the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty, Emperor Taizu of Song (r. 960-976) spent sixteen years conquering the rest of China proper, reuniting much of the territory that had once belonged to the Han and Tang empires and ending the upheaval of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
2. Wikipedia: Song Dynasty
WikipediaInfobox, emperor listQuote, Infobox, emperor list
Emperor: 960-976 Emperor Taizu (founder of Northern Song)
2. Wikipedia: Song Dynasty
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Emperor Taizu of Song, Emperor Taizong of Song, prime minister Zhao Pu and other ministers playing Cuju, an early form of football, by Qian Xuan (1235-1305)
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