Emperor Ningzong (寧宗)

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Ningzong as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 9 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Ningzong	寧宗	Ningzong
Temple name	Ning	寧	Níng
Temple	Ningzong	寧宗	Ningzong
Temple	Ningzong	寧宗
Temple name	Ningzong	寧宗
Title	Prince Jia	嘉王
Title	the emperor
Title		上

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · songshi:107:s0198, songshi:112:s0147, songshi:469:s0185
Sex: male
Explicit · songshi:497:s0026

Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 光、寧之朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1194 · End: AD 1224
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:497:s0026
Source Date: Text: 寧宗 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1194 · End: AD 1224
Strongly inferred · songshi:112:s0147
Source Date: Text: 寧宗即位 · Western Year: AD 1194
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0185
Source Date: Text: 慶元二年 · Western Year: AD 1196
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:469:s0188
Source Date: Text: 慶元二年四月 · Western Year: AD 1196
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:107:s0208
Source Date: Text: 紹熙五年 · Western Year: AD 1194
Explicit event contextual date · songshi:107:s0198

Places and affiliations

Label: Song / 宋 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · songshi:497:s0026
Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · songshi:112:s0147

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Explicit · songshi:107:s0198, songshi:107:s0199

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: ruler · Action: barely-preserved-altars
Explicit · songshi:497:s0026
Kind: ritual · Role: honoree · Action: birthday-festival-established · Label: Tianyou Festival / 天祐節
Explicit · songshi:112:s0147
Kind: ritual · Role: honoree · Action: birthday-festival-renamed · Label: Ruiqing Festival / 瑞慶節
Explicit · songshi:112:s0147

References in the histories

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History of Song, Chapter 107Volume 107 Treatises 60: Rites 10 · 1 passage

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上再三稱善，且曰：「僖祖自不當祧，高宗即位時不曾祧，壽皇即位，太上即位，亦不曾祧，今日豈可容易？ The emperor repeatedly expressed approval and said: "Emperor Xi ought not to be removed; when Gaozong ascended the throne he was not removed, when Emperor Xiaozong ascended, when the Retired Emperor ascended, he was likewise not removed—how can this be done lightly today?

History of Song, Chapter 112Volume 112 Treatises 65: Rites 15 · 1 passage

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孝宗以十月二十二日為會慶節，光宗以九月四日為重明節，寧宗以十月十九日為天祐節、尋改為瑞慶節，理宗以正月五日為天基節，度宗以四月九日為乾會節，瀛國公以九月二十八日為天瑞節。 Xiaozong’s birthday was observed on the twenty-second day of the tenth month as the Huiqing Festival; Guangzong’s on the fourth day of the ninth month as the Chongming Festival; Ningzong’s on the nineteenth day of the tenth month as the Tianyou Festival, soon renamed the Ruiqing Festival; Lizong’s on the fifth day of the first month as the Tianji Festival; Duzong’s on the ninth day of the fourth month as the Qianhui Festival; and the Lord of Ying’s on the twenty-eighth day of the ninth month as the Tianrui Festival.

History of Song, Chapter 469Volume 469 Biographies 228: Eunuchs 4: Shao Chengzhang, Lan Gui Kanglu, Feng Yi, Zhang Quwei, Chen Yuan, Gan Bian, Wang Deqian, Guan Li, Dong Songchen · 6 passages

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寧宗即位，命三人俱事光宗於泰安宮。 When Ningzong acceded, all three were ordered to attend Guangzong at Tai'an Palace.

帝過壽康宮，昺有力焉。 When the emperor passed through Shoukang Palace, Bing had been instrumental.

王德謙，初為嘉邸都監，頗親幸。 Wang Deqian began as chief steward of Prince Jia’s household and was warmly favored.

黃由時為王府讚讀，奏請嘉王詣重華宮問疾，既得旨，德謙固請覆奏，王斥之，遂行。 Reader Huang You asked Prince Jia to visit the sick emperor; once the order came, Deqian insisted on reporting again; the prince scolded him and went.

中書舍人高文虎請改為安置，台諫復言其奸詭，乞自今不以赦移，雖特旨亦許執奏，帝用其言，德謙遂坐廢斥以死。 Draftsman Gao Wenhu asked for “supervised residence”; censors demanded he never benefit from amnesty—even special edicts must be protestable; the emperor agreed; Deqian died in disgrace.

又明日，嘉王入行禫祭，汝愚即簾前進呈禦批，太后遂命王即皇帝位。 Next day Prince Jia entered for mourning rites; Ruyu presented the rescript before the curtain; the empress dowager had the prince take the throne at once.

History of Song, Chapter 497Volume 497: Appendix: History of Song Table Revision of Official Titles · 1 passage

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光、寧之朝，僅守宗社，理、度之世，日蹙封疆，顧乃拘信使以渝盟，納畔臣而侵境，由權奸之擅命，啟事釁以召兵。 Under the Guang and Ning reigns they barely preserved the altars of state; under Lizong and Duzong the borders shrank day by day; yet they detained envoys in violation of treaties, welcomed defecting ministers and allowed border incursions—because powerful traitors usurped authority, they provoked incidents and invited war.