Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Emperor Shenzong 神宗

Shenzong

Attested AD 1067 - AD 1085

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Shenzong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1067 to AD 1085 神宗皇帝
Strongly inferred · History of Song 106, passages 227-228

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Zhezong (哲宗)
father 父
Directly stated · History of Song 106, passages 233, 237

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Song 106, passage 227

Events and relationships

Enshrined then Yizu moved
Ritual · Honoree
Strongly inferred · History of Song 106, passage 236
Solemnly enshrined
AD 1085 元豐八年 · Ritual · Honoree · At eighth chamber 第八室
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 106, passages 227-228

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 106Volume 106 Treatises 59: Rites 9 · 6 passages

今神宗皇帝崇祔，翼祖在七世之外，與簡穆皇后祧藏於西夾室，置石室中。」 With Emperor Shenzong solemnly enshrined, Yizu lies beyond the seven generations and is stored in distant-line fashion with Empress Jianmu in the west flanking chamber's stone chamber."

十一月丁酉，祔神宗神主於第八室。 On the dingyou day of the eleventh month, Shenzong's spirit tablet was installed in the eighth chamber.

蔡京議：「以哲宗嗣神宗大統，父子相承，自當為世。 Cai Jing argued: "Zhezong succeeded Shenzong's great succession; father and son continued in line—they naturally constitute one generation.

陸佃、曾肇等議：「國朝自僖祖而下始備七廟，故英宗祔廟，則遷順祖，神宗祔廟，則遷翼祖。 Lu Dian, Zeng Zhao, and others argued: "Our dynasty from Xizu downward first completed seven temples; when Yingzong was enshrined, Shunzu was moved; when Shenzong was enshrined, Yizu was moved.

今哲宗於神宗，父子也，如禮官議，則廟中當有八世。 Zhezong and Shenzong are father and son; if we follow the ritual officials' proposal, the temple should have eight generations.

哲宗祔廟，當以神宗為昭，上遷宣祖，以合古三昭三穆之義。」 When Zhezong is enshrined, Shenzong should be zhao and Xuanzu moved upward—in accord with three zhao and three mu."