Emperor Gong of Song

Emperor Gong of Song
宋恭帝
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign12 August 1274 – 4 February 1276
Coronation12 August 1274
PredecessorEmperor Duzong
SuccessorEmperor Duanzong
RegentGrand Empress Dowager Xie
Empress Dowager Quan
Jia Sidao
Duke of Ying
Reign4 February 1276 – 31 May 1323
BornZhao Xian
2 November 1271 (1271-11-02)
Lin'an, Zhejiang, Song China
Died1323(1323-00-00) (aged 51–52)
Hexi, Gansu, Yuan China
Consorts
Lady Borjigin
(m. 1276)
IssueZhao Wanpu
Era dates
Deyou (德祐; 1275–1276)
Regnal name
Emperor Xiaogong Yisheng (孝恭懿聖皇帝)
HouseZhao
DynastySong (Southern Song)
FatherEmperor Duzong
MotherLady Quan
Emperor Gong of Song
Chinese宋恭帝
Literal meaning"Respectful Emperor of the Song"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Gōng Dì
Zhao Xian
Traditional Chinese趙㬎
Simplified Chinese赵㬎
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Xiǎn

Emperor Gong of Song (2 November 1271 – 1323), personal name Zhao Xian, was the 16th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the seventh emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. The sixth son of his predecessor, Emperor Duzong, Zhao Xian came to the throne around the age of four, and reigned for less than two years before he was forced to abdicate in 1276. He was succeeded by his fifth brother, Zhao Shi (Emperor Duanzong).