Emperor Guangzong of Song

Emperor Guangzong of Song
宋光宗
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign18 February 1189 – 24 July 1194[a]
Coronation18 February 1189
PredecessorEmperor Xiaozong
SuccessorEmperor Ningzong
BornZhao Dun (趙惇)
30 September 1147[a]
Died17 September 1200(1200-09-17) (aged 52)
Burial
Yongchong Mausoleum (永崇陵, in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang)
Consorts
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(died 1200)​
IssueEmperor Ningzong
Era dates
Shaoxi (紹熙; 1190–1194)
Posthumous name
Emperor Xundao Xianren Minggong Maode Wenwen Shunwu Shengzhe Cixiao (循道憲仁明功茂德溫文順武聖哲慈孝皇帝)
Temple name
Guangzong (光宗)
HouseZhao
DynastySong (Southern Song)
FatherEmperor Xiaozong
MotherEmpress Chengmu
Emperor Guangzong of Song
Chinese宋光宗
Literal meaning"Bright Ancestor of the Song"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Guāngzōng
Wade–GilesSung Kuangtsung
IPA[sʊ̂ŋ kwáŋ.tsʊ́ŋ]
Zhao Dun
Traditional Chinese趙惇
Simplified Chinese赵惇
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Dūn
Wade–GilesChao Tun
IPA[ʈʂâʊ twə́n]
In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

Emperor Guangzong of Song (30 September 1147 – 17 September 1200), personal name Zhao Dun, was the 12th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the third emperor of the Southern Song dynasty.

He was the third son of his predecessor, Emperor Xiaozong. His mother was Emperor Xiaozong's first wife, Lady Guo (郭氏; 1126–1156), who was posthumously honoured as "Empress Chengmu" (成穆皇后). His reign was relatively peaceful, but his lack of filial piety eventually made officials replace him with his son Emperor Ningzong.
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