Zhao Bing

Zhao Bing
趙昺
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign10 May 1278 – 19 March 1279
Coronation10 May 1278
PredecessorEmperor Duanzong
SuccessorKublai Khan (Yuan dynasty)
BornZhao Bing
12 February 1272
Lin'an, Song Empire (present-day Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China)
Died19 March 1279(1279-03-19) (aged 7)
Yamen, Guangnan East Circuit, Song Empire (present-day Xinhui, Guangdong, China)
Burial
Song Shaodi's Tomb (宋少帝陵, in present-day Chiwan, Shenzhen, Guangdong)
Era dates
Xiangxing (祥興; 1278–1279)
Temple name
Huaizong (懷宗) (unofficially)
HouseZhao
DynastySong (Southern Song)
FatherEmperor Duzong
MotherLady Yu
Zhao Bing
Traditional Chinese趙昺
Simplified Chinese赵昺
Literal meaning"Glorious Zhao"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhào Bǐng
Emperor Bing of Song
Chinese宋帝昺
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSòng Dì Bǐng

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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