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| Zhao Bing 趙昺 | |||||||||
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| Emperor of the Song dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 10 May 1278 – 19 March 1279 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 10 May 1278 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Duanzong | ||||||||
| Successor | Kublai Khan (Yuan dynasty) | ||||||||
| Born | Zhao Bing 12 February 1272 Lin'an, Song Empire (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China) | ||||||||
| Died | 19 March 1279 (aged 7) Yamen, Guangnan East Circuit, Song Empire (present-day Xinhui, Guangdong, China) | ||||||||
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| House | Zhao | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Song (Southern Song) | ||||||||
| Father | Emperor Duzong | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Yu | ||||||||
| Zhao Bing | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙昺 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵昺 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | "Glorious Zhao" | ||||||
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| Emperor Bing of Song | |||||||
| Chinese | 宋帝昺 | ||||||
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Zhao Bing (12 February 1272 – 19 March 1279), also known as Emperor Bing of Song or Bing, Emperor of Song (宋帝昺),[note 1] was the 18th and last emperor of the Song dynasty of China, who ruled as a minor between 6 and 7 years of age.
He was also the ninth and last emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He reigned for around 313 days in 1278 and 1279. His reign, and the Song dynasty, ended with the Song's total defeat by the Yuan dynasty at the naval Battle of Yamen.
Zhao Bing and his entourage had been observing the naval combat from some coastal cliffs nearby. As the victorious enemy approached, Lu Xiufu seized the emperor and leaped from the clifftops, killing them both.
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