Zhao Fu

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.
Zhao Fu
趙旉
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign26 March – 20 April 1129
PredecessorEmperor Gaozong
SuccessorEmperor Gaozong
RegentEmpress Meng
BornZhao Fu
23 July 1127
Died28 July 1129(1129-07-28) (aged 2)[1]
Posthumous name
Crown Prince Yuanyi (元懿太子)
FatherEmperor Gaozong of Song

Zhao Fu (趙旉; 23 July 1127 – 28 July 1129) was the only son of Emperor Gaozong. He died at the age of two. After his death, his father had no direct male descendants and had to pass the throne to his adopted son.

Life

On March 26, 1129, Zhao Fu gained his throne to a mutiny that was instigated by the palace guards led by Miao Fu (苗傅) and Liu Zhengyan (劉正彥) then forced Gaozong to abdicate in favor of his one-year-old son Zhao Fu who ruled with the era name Mingshou.[2] Zhao Fu was merely a figure head as Miao, Liu, and the regent the former Empress Meng[3] were the real power behind the throne.

Deposal

On April 20, 1129, Miao and Liu was defeated by Gaozong's loyal army led by Han Shizhong and were both executed for treason. Empress Meng stepped down from the regency, and Zhao Fu himself would be forced to abdicate to Emperor Gaozong after having ruled for 25 days.

Death

Zhao Fu suffered a seizure after his deposal and died.[4][1]

Legacy

Zhao Fu is not usually considered a Song emperor by traditional historians, nor was his era name recognised due to his 25-day reign.[2] His death forced Emperor Gaozong to look for a suitable heir from Emperor Taizu's line as most of Emperor Taizong's descendants were taken in the Jingkang Incident. The mutiny would cause Emperor Gaozong to move his capital to Jiankang.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Song Shi (卷25)
  2. ^ a b Bo (1977), pp. 941–942.
  3. ^ John W. Chaffee: Branches of Heaven: A History of the Imperial Clan of Sung China
  4. ^ 105.
  5. ^ Tao 2009, p. 652.

References

  • Bo Yang (1977). Timeline of Chinese History 中國歷史年表. Taipei: Sing-Kuang Book Company Ltd.
  • Tao, Jing-Shen (2009). "The Move to the South and the Reign of Kao-tsung". In Paul Jakov Smith; Denis C. Twitchett (eds.). The Cambridge History of China: Volume 5, The Sung Dynasty and Its Precursors, 907-1279. Cambridge University Press. pp. 556–643. ISBN 978-0-521-81248-1.