Zhao Gou

Timeline

1. 1127–1138Nanjing Yingtianfu · ShangqiuAfter the Jingkang Incident, Zhao Gou was enthroned by Empress Dowager Meng (Yuanyou Empress) at Nanjing Yingtianfu, adopting the era name Jianyan. He then moved through Yangzhou, Jiankang, Hangzhou and elsewhere, finally establishing the capital at Lin'an in the eighth year of Shaoxing, completing the Jianyan southern crossing.
2. 1141–1142Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouIn the fourth month of the eleventh year of Shaoxing, Zhao Gou summoned Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and Yue Fei to the temporary capital, granting them Privy Councilor posts to strip them of military authority, and abolished the three Pacification Commissions. That same year he concluded the Shaoxing Peace Treaty with Jin, ceding territory and submitting with tribute. At the end of the eleventh year of Shaoxing he ordered the execution of Yue Fei, Yue Yun, and subordinate general Zhang Xian.
3. 1142–1187Deshou Palace, Lin'an Prefecture · HangzhouAfter the treaty he long entrusted Qin Hui as chancellor, maintaining the line of making peace with Jin. In the thirty-second year of Shaoxing he abdicated to his adopted son Zhao Shen, retiring to Deshou Palace as retired emperor, still influencing court politics, and lived to 81.