Emperor Zhenzong of Song (宋真宗)

Overview

Emperor Zhenzong of Song was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 997 to AD 1022 宋真宗
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 42, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Jin 42, passage 14

Events and relationships

Zhenzong precedent 宋真宗故事
AD 997 to AD 1022 宋真宗 · Ritual · Precedent · Thanksgiving in court dress on horseback · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Shizong (世宗)
Directly stated · History of Jin 42, passage 14

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 42, passage 14

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 42Volume 42 Treatises 23: Ceremonial Guards 2: Guards for the Emperor, Guards for the Empress Dowager, Guards for the Crown Prince, Attendants for Princes, Guides for Imperial Concubines, Ceremonial Attendants for Officials · 1 passage

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明年，將冊皇太子，宰臣奏當備儀仗告廟，上曰：「前朕受尊號謁謝，但令朕用宋真宗故事，朝服乘馬，於禮甚輕，今皇太子乃用備禮何耶？」 The following year, as the crown prince was to be formally invested, the chief ministers memorialized that the full ceremonial guard should be prepared for the announcement at the ancestral temple. The emperor said, "When I received my honorific title and made the thanksgiving visit, you had me follow only Emperor Zhenzong of the Song—court dress and on horseback—a very light observance by ritual standards. Why should the crown prince now receive the full ceremonial treatment?"