Emperor Renzong of Song

Emperor Renzong of Song
宋仁宗
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign24 March 1022 – 30 April 1063
Enthronement24 March 1022
PredecessorZhenzong
SuccessorYingzong
RegentEmpress Dowager Liu (1022–1033)
BornZhao Shouyi (趙受益)
30 May 1010[a]
Northern Song
Died30 April 1063(1063-04-30) (aged 52)[b]
Bianliang, Northern Song
Burial
Yongzhao Mausoleum (永昭陵), Gongyi, Henan Province, China
Spouse(s)
(m. 1024; dep. 1033)
(m. 1033⁠–⁠1063)
(died 1054)
Issue
among others...
Era dates
  • Tiansheng (天聖; "Heavenly Saint"; 1023–1032)
  • Mingdao (明道; "Bright Thinking"; 1032–1033)
  • Jingyou (景祐; "Revered Protection"; 1034–1038)
  • Baoyuan (寶元; "Precious Prime"; 1038–1040)
  • Kangding (康定; "Peaceful Order"; 1040–1041)
  • Qingli (慶曆; "Celebrated Calendar"; 1041–1048)
  • Huangyou (皇祐; "Sovereign Protection"; 1049–1053)
  • Zhihe (至和; "Extreme Peace"; 1054–1056)
  • Jiayou (嘉祐; "Praised Protection"; 1056–1063)
Posthumous name
Emperor Titian Fadao Jigong Quande Shenwen Shengwu Ruizhe Mingxiao (體天法道極功全德神文聖武睿哲明孝皇帝) (conferred in 1083)
Temple name
Renzong (仁宗)
HouseZhao
DynastySong
FatherEmperor Zhenzong
MotherEmpress Zhangyi
Signature
Emperor Renzong of Song
Chinese宋仁宗
Literal meaning"Benevolent Ancestor of the Song"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Rénzōng
Wade–GilesSung4 Jen2-tsung1
IPA[sʊ̂ŋ ɻə̌n.tsʊ́ŋ]
Zhao Zhen
Traditional Chinese趙禎
Simplified Chinese赵祯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Zhēn
Wade–GilesChao4 Chen1
IPA[ʈʂâʊ ʈʂə́n]
Zhao Shouyi
Traditional Chinese趙受益
Simplified Chinese赵受益
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Shòuyì
Wade–GilesChao4 Shou4-i4
IPA[ʈʂâʊ ʂôʊ.î]

Emperor Renzong of Song (30 May 1010 – 30 April 1063), personal name Zhao Zhen, was the fourth emperor of the Northern Song dynasty of China. He reigned for about 41 years from 1022 to his death in 1063, making him the longest reigning Song dynasty emperor. He was the sixth son of his predecessor, Emperor Zhenzong, and was succeeded by his cousin's son, Zhao Shu who took the throne as Emperor Yingzong because his own sons died prematurely.
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