Five Dynasties · Ruler

Song Taizu 宋太祖

Attested AD 960

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Song Taizu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 960 陳橋之事
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passages 297-299

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Empress Xiaozhang (孝章皇后)
sister-in-law 嫂氏 · Marriage
Strongly inferred · History of Song 256, passages 280, 297
Sibling of Emperor Taizong (太宗)
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · History of Song 256, passages 280, 297

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passage 297

Events and relationships

Did not rush to reward Zhao Pu
AD 960 to AD 964 事定之後，普以一樞密直學士立于新朝數年，范、王、魏三人罷相 · Political · Founding emperor
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passage 299
Relation Patron of · Person Zhao Pu (趙普)
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passages 297, 299

Assessments and attributes

Assessment relationship with Zhao Pu rare in single-hearted trust · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passage 297

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 256, passage 297

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 256Volume 256 Biographies 15: Zhao Pudi and Younger Brother: Anyi · 2 passages

求其始終一心，休戚同體，貴為國卿，親若家相，若宋太祖之于趙普，可謂難矣。 To find one who served with a single heart from first to last, who shared triumph and trouble as one body, who was honored as a state minister yet trusted like a household counselor—as Taizu did with Zhao Pu—that is rare indeed.

事定之後，普以一樞密直學士立于新朝數年，范、王、魏三人罷相，始繼其位，太祖不亟于酬功，普不亟於得政。 After the coup Pu served for years as a direct academy scholar of the Bureau of Military Affairs while Fan, Wang, and Wei in turn left the chief ministership—only then did he succeed them. Taizu did not rush to reward him; Pu did not rush to seize power.