Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Taizu 太祖

Attested AD 966 - AD 966

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

Taizu was a ruler.

IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesRuler

Life and dates

Attested activity

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Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

  • Abolished doubled interest on Shu debts
    AD 966 四年八月丁酉 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 93
  • Directed prefectures to erect temples at tombs of ancient emperors and kings, with graded caretaker households
    AD 966 四年十月癸亥 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 113
  • Forbade ministers' households from privately keeping eunuchs; palace attendants over thirty might rear one son; commoners who castrated boys would not be pardoned
    AD 966 四年六月 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 84
  • Ordered medicine, money, and silks for sick Shu officials, clerks, soldiers, and affinal kin
    AD 966 四年七月丙寅 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 86
  • Ordered that censors and Personnel and Justice officials be transferred and granted favor after three years in post
    AD 966 四年八月壬寅 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 95
  • Ordered Wu Yue to build a temple to Yu the Great at Kuaiji
    AD 966 四年九月丙午 · Edict · Author · With Yu the Great (大禹)
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 111
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  • Promised no added levies for those who planted trees or reclaimed land, and rewards for magistrates who encouraged settlers
    AD 966 四年閏月乙亥 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 106
  • Warned that in Shu commanderies anyone failing to nurse sick parents would be punished
    AD 966 四年五月丁丑 · Edict · Author
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 76

Events and relationships

  • Abolished the charity granaries
    AD 966 四年三月癸酉 · Administrative · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 64
  • Assigned salary households to prefectural and county officials
    AD 966 四年七月 · Administrative · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 92
  • Banned officers and troops on inspection from harassing the people
    AD 966 四年十月己巳 · Administrative · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 114
  • Ended Guang prefecture tribute of hawks and falcons
    AD 966 四年四月壬子 · Fiscal · Sovereign · At Guang prefecture 光州
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 69
  • Feasted and shot at Yujin Garden
    AD 966 四年八月辛亥 · Banquet · Host · At Yujin Garden 玉津園
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 98
  • Granted each of monk Xingqin and 157 companions 30,000 cash for travel to the Western Regions
    AD 966 四年三月癸未 · Patronage · Grantor · With Xingqin (行勤)
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 66
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  • Granted graded money and silk to the western Sichuan campaign troops
    AD 966 四年七月癸酉 · Reward · Grantor
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 89
  • Held a judicial review of prisoners
    AD 966 四年八月乙卯 · Legal · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 101
  • Held a supplemental examination for failed candidates
    AD 966 四年二月辛酉 · Examination · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 61
  • Inspected Shu ritual regalia, books, and maps
    AD 966 四年五月乙亥 · Inspection · Inspector
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 75
  • Inspected work on the Imperial City walls
    AD 966 四年二月癸卯 · Inspection · Inspector · At Imperial City 皇城
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 58
  • Lifted Shu grain and wheat taxes in Jiannan
    AD 966 四年七月庚辰 · Fiscal · Sovereign · At Jiannan 劍南
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 90
  • Ordered the Court of Imperial Sacrifices to restore the two ritual dances
    AD 966 四年十月辛酉朔 · Ritual · Sovereign
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 112
  • Remitted Huazhou land tax for the year because of drought
    AD 966 四年七月 · Fiscal · Sovereign · At Huazhou 華州
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 91
  • Remitted western Sichuan summer tax and halved other levies; abolished charges on untilled fields
    AD 966 四年二月甲子 · Fiscal · Sovereign · At western Sichuan 西川
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 62
  • Visited the Naval Drill Pool, then Jade Ford Garden to watch guards' mounted archery
    AD 966 四年九月乙巳 · Inspection · Visitor · At Jade Ford Garden 玉津園
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 110
  • Visited the Princess of Yan's residence to inquire after her illness
    AD 966 四年四月庚申 · Visit · Visitor · With Princess of Yan (燕國長公主) · At Princess of Yan's residence 燕國長公主第
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 72
  • Visited the shipyard, then the Kaifeng prefect's north garden for a banquet and archery
    AD 966 四年七月己巳 · Inspection · Visitor · At Kaifeng 開封
    Dated from the passage context · History of Song 2, passage 88
  • Relation Visited in illness · Person Princess of Yan (燕國長公主)

Source notes

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 3 passages