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Liu Zheng

Type Figure Region Southern Song Time 1129–1206 Also known as Liu Zhongding

Liu Zheng (1129–1206) was a prominent Southern Song chancellor, courtesy name Zhizhi, from Yin County, Mingzhou.…

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  1. 1129–1189Yin County, Mingzhou · MingzhouFrom Yin County, Mingzhou, he entered service during the Shaoxi era and held a succession of important posts under Xiaozong, known for his steadiness and competence, accumulating the credentials for his later chancellorship.
  2. 1189–1194Lin'an · Lin'an PrefectureHe became chancellor under Guangzong. In the fifth year of Shaoxi, with Guangzong gravely ill and Xiaozong dead, politics fell into chaos; Liu Zheng worked with Han Tuozhou, Zhao Ruyu, and others to bring about Guangzong's abdication and Ningzong's accession, stabilizing the court.
  3. 1194–1206Mingzhou · MingzhouAfter Ningzong's accession his conflict with Han Tuozhou intensified; Liu Zheng was repeatedly impeached and forced to retire. He spent his later years in Mingzhou and died in 1206, posthumously named Zhongding.

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