Emperor Yingzong of Song

Emperor Yingzong of Song
宋英宗
Portrait kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign1 May 1063 – 25 January 1067
Coronation1 May 1063
PredecessorEmperor Renzong
SuccessorEmperor Shenzong
BornZhao Zongshi (1036–1062)
Zhao Shu (1062–1067)
16 February 1032[a]
Died25 January 1067(1067-01-25) (aged 34)
Burial
Yonghou Mausoleum (永厚陵, in present-day Gongyi, Henan)
Consorts
(m. 1046⁠–⁠1067)
IssueEmperor Shenzong
Zhao Hao
Zhao Yun
Princess Hehui
Princess Xianhui
Princess Xiande
Princess Zhenjing
Era dates
Zhiping (治平; 1064–1067)
Posthumous name
Emperor Tiqian Yingli Longgong Shengde Xianwen Suwu Ruisheng Xuanxiao (體乾應歷隆功盛德憲文肅武睿聖宣孝皇帝) (conferred in 1083)
Temple name
Yingzong (英宗)
HouseZhao
DynastySong (Northern Song)
FatherZhao Yunrang
MotherLady Ren
Signature
Emperor Yingzong of Song
Chinese宋英宗
Literal meaning"Heroic Ancestor of the Song"
Zhao Shu
Traditional Chinese趙曙
Simplified Chinese赵曙
Zhao Zongshi
Traditional Chinese趙宗實
Simplified Chinese赵宗实

Emperor Yingzong of Song (16 February 1032 – 25 January 1067), personal name Zhao Shu, was the fifth emperor of the Song dynasty of China. His original personal name was Zhao Zongshi but it was changed to "Zhao Shu" in 1062 by imperial decree. He reigned from 1063 to his death in 1067. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Emperor Shenzong.
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