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Emperor Huizong of Song

Type Figure Region China Time 1082–1135 Also known as Zhao Ji、Huizong、Daojun Emperor

Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji (1082–1135), was the eighth emperor of Northern Song, eleventh son of Shenzong and half-brother of Zhezong;…

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  1. 1082–1100Kaifeng · Kaifeng PrefectureA son of Shenzong titled Prince of Duan, he loved painting, calligraphy and cuju, and lived during Zhezong's reign. When Zhezong died without an heir in 1100, Empress Dowager Xiang pressed for the Prince of Duan's enthronement, and he acceded that February.
  2. 1100–1102Kaifeng · Kaifeng PrefectureAfter accession he adopted the era Jianzhong Jingguo, briefly mediating the New and Old Faction disputes; in the first year of Chongning he changed the era, appointed Cai Jing as chancellor, factional bans flared again, and the Huashi Gang policy gradually arose.

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