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Han Tuozhou

Type Figure Region Southern Song China Time 1152–1207 Also known as Yuanji、Prince of Pingyuan

Han Tuozhou (1152–1207) was a powerful minister who rose in the Southern Song under Xiaozong and dominated the court for nearly a decade under Ningzo…

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  1. 1161–1170Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) · HangzhouIn the 1160s, under Xiaozong, he held military and gate-attendant posts and entered and exited the inner palace; through his aunt Empress Wu (Xiansheng) and marriage ties to Xiaozong and Guangzong, he gradually gained trust in court politics, laying the foundation for his later dominance.
  2. 1194–1206Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) · HangzhouAfter Ningzong's accession he seized power, purged Neo-Confucians such as Zhu Xi, posthumously honored Yue Fei, demoted Qin Hui, and pushed the Kaixi Northern Expedition; during his dominance he favored allies and attacked rivals, concentrating court affairs in his hands.
  3. 1206–1207Lin'an (present-day Hangzhou) · HangzhouIn 1206 he directed the Kaixi Northern Expedition; after the campaign went badly, Empress Yang, Shi Miyuan and others launched a coup, and he was killed in 1207, after which powerful-minister politics passed into Shi Miyuan's dominance.

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