Song emperor (Taizu) (宋太祖)

Overview

Song emperor (Taizu) was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 960 上初即位
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 246

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 246

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 125Volume 125 Book of Later Zhou 27: Biographies 5: Lie Chuanwu, Zhao Hui, Wang Shou'en, Kong Zhijun, Wang Jihong, Feng Hui, Gao Yunquan, Zhe Congruan, Wang Rao, Sun Fangjian · 1 passage

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上初即位，行友不自安，累表乞解官歸山，上不許，行友懼，乃繕治甲兵，將棄其帑，還據山寨以叛。 When the emperor had just succeeded to the throne, Xingyou felt insecure. He repeatedly memorialized asking to resign and return to the mountains, but the emperor refused. Xingyou grew afraid and began repairing armor and weapons, intending to abandon his treasury, return to a mountain stockade, and rebel.