Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu

Timeline

1. 1048–1067Bianjing · Bianjing CircuitZhao Xu was the eldest son of Emperor Yingzong of Song, childhood name Zhongzhen; he was enfeoffed as Prince of Huaiyang and later advanced to Prince of Ying. In the fourth year of Zhiping, Yingzong died, and he succeeded as crown prince, changing the era name to Xining.
2. 1068–1077Bianjing · Bianjing CircuitShenzong appointed Wang Anshi as chancellor of the state and implemented new policies including Green Sprouts, exemption from corvée, field survey and equalized taxes, and baojia, and established the San Si Tiao Li Si to coordinate the reforms, known historically as the Xining Reforms.
3. 1080–1085Bianjing · Bianjing CircuitDuring the Yuanfeng era, Shenzong continued to direct the northwestern campaigns against Western Xia; after the defeat at the Battle of Yongle City, he fell ill from grief and anger. He died in the third month of the eighth year of Yuanfeng in the Funing Hall, with the temple name Shenzong, and was buried in the Yongyu Mausoleum.