Emperor Ningzong of Song (19 November 1168 – 17 September 1224), personal name Zhao Kuo, was the 13th emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the fourth...

filial piety eventually made officials replace him with his son Emperor Ningzong. During his childhood, Guangzong either suffered from bipolar or severe...

Empress Gongsheng, was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Ningzong of Song. She served as the co-regent of Emperor Lizong and...

The hostilities were instigated by chancellor Han Tuozhou. The Song Emperor Ningzong (r. 1194–1224) took little interest in the war effort. Under Han...

which conquered the Song dynasty in 1279. The conventional division into the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) and Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) is...

for many years, collaborated with Empress Dowager Yang and when Emperor Ningzong eventually died in 1224, Shi Miyuan, along with Empress Dowager Yang, supplanted...

to give his throne to the deceased retired emperor's grandson Emperor Ningzong. Consorts and Issue: Empress Chengmu, of the Guo clan (成穆皇后 郭氏; 1126–1156)...

persuaded to force Emperor Guangzong to abdicate in favor of Emperor Ningzong of Song. She withdrew from state affairs actively but retained a virtual role...

 1207 – February 1225) was a crown prince of the Song dynasty, the heir apparent of Emperor Ningzong. Zhao Hong was the adopted son of Zhao Bing, who...

(重文輕武). The loss of the Northern Expedition war led by the emperor Ningzong of Song (宋寧宗) and the imperial military caused huge casualties, which ignited...