Emperor Ningzong
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 emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He reigned from 1194 until his death in 1224.
| Emperor Ningzong of Song 宋寧宗 | |||||||||||||
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Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan | |||||||||||||
| Emperor of the Song dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 24 July 1194 – 17 September 1224 | ||||||||||||
| Coronation | 24 July 1194 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Guangzong | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Lizong | ||||||||||||
| Born | Zhao Kuo (趙擴) 19 November 1168 | ||||||||||||
| Died | 17 September 1224 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Yongmao Mausoleum (永茂陵, in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang) | ||||||||||||
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| Issue | Princess Yuping | ||||||||||||
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| House | Zhao | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Song (Southern Song) | ||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Guangzong | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Ciyi | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 宋寧宗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 宋宁宗 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "Peaceful Ancestor of the Song" | ||||||||||
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| Zhao Kuo | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙擴 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵扩 | ||||||||||
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He was the second son and the only surviving child of his predecessor Guangzong and like his father, Ningzong was weak-minded; easily dominated by women. During Ningzong's reign, he had built 75 commemorative shrines and steles, the most in Song history. He was a great patron of art, promoting artists such as Liang Kai and Ma Yuan to painter-in-waiting and writing poems about their paintings. Upon Ningzong's death, a minor official and a relative of Ningzong became Emperor Lizong.
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