Emperor Renzong of Song

Emperor Renzong of Song
Emperor Renzong of Song
Chinese	宋仁宗
Literal meaning	"Benevolent Ancestor of the Song"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sòng Rénzōng
Wade–Giles	Sung4 Jen2-tsung1
IPA	[sʊ̂ŋ ɻə̌n.tsʊ́ŋ]
Zhao Zhen
Traditional Chinese	趙禎
Simplified Chinese	赵祯
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Zhēn
Wade–Giles	Chao4 Chen1
IPA	[ʈʂâʊ ʈʂə́n]
Zhao Shouyi
Traditional Chinese	趙受益
Simplified Chinese	赵受益
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Shòuyì
Wade–Giles	Chao4 Shou4-i4
IPA	[ʈʂâʊ ʂôʊ.î]

Era dates
	Tiansheng (天聖; "Heavenly Saint"; 1023–1032); Mingdao (明道; "Bright Thinking"; 1032–1033); Jingyou (景祐; "Revered Protection"; 1034–1038); Baoyuan (寶元; "Precious Prime"; 1038–1040); Kangding (康定; "Peaceful Order"; 1040–1041); Qingli (慶曆; "Celebrated Calendar"; 1041–1048); Huangyou (皇祐; "Sovereign Protection"; 1049–1053); Zhihe (至和; "Extreme Peace"; 1054–1056); Jiayou (嘉祐; "Praised Protection"; 1056–1063);
Posthumous name
	Emperor Titian Fadao Jigong Quande Shenwen Shengwu Ruizhe Mingxiao (體天法道極功全德神文聖武睿哲明孝皇帝) (conferred in 1083)
Temple name
	Renzong (仁宗)

Emperor Renzong of Song
宋仁宗
Emperor Renzong of Song ; 宋仁宗
	Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign	24 March 1022 – 30 April 1063
Enthronement	24 March 1022
Predecessor	Zhenzong
Successor	Yingzong
Regent	Empress Dowager Liu (1022–1033)
Born	Zhao Shouyi (趙受益); 30 May 1010; (大中祥符三年四月十四日); Northern Song
Died	30 April 1063 (aged 52); (嘉祐八年三月廿九日); Bianliang, Northern Song
Burial	Yongzhao Mausoleum (永昭陵), Gongyi, Henan Province, China
Spouse(s)	; Empress Guo (m. 1024; dep. 1033) Empress Cisheng (m. 1033⁠–⁠1063) Empress Wencheng (died 1054)
Issue; among others...	Princess Zhuangxiao; Princess Lingde; Princess Xianyi; Princess Yimu;
Era dates
Era dates
	Tiansheng (天聖; "Heavenly Saint"; 1023–1032); Mingdao (明道; "Bright Thinking"; 1032–1033); Jingyou (景祐; "Revered Protection"; 1034–1038); Baoyuan (寶元; "Precious Prime"; 1038–1040); Kangding (康定; "Peaceful Order"; 1040–1041); Qingli (慶曆; "Celebrated Calendar"; 1041–1048); Huangyou (皇祐; "Sovereign Protection"; 1049–1053); Zhihe (至和; "Extreme Peace"; 1054–1056); Jiayou (嘉祐; "Praised Protection"; 1056–1063);
Posthumous name
	Emperor Titian Fadao Jigong Quande Shenwen Shengwu Ruizhe Mingxiao (體天法道極功全德神文聖武睿哲明孝皇帝) (conferred in 1083)
Temple name
	Renzong (仁宗)
House	Zhao
Dynasty	Song
Father	Emperor Zhenzong
Mother	Empress Zhangyi
Signature

Emperor Renzong of Song (30 May 1010 – 30 April 1063), personal name Zhao Zhen, was the fourth emperor of the Northern Song dynasty of China. He reigned for about 41 years from 1022 to his death in 1063, making him the longest reigning Song dynasty emperor. He was the sixth son of his predecessor, Emperor Zhenzong, and was succeeded by his cousin's son, Zhao Shu who took the throne as Emperor Yingzong because his own sons died prematurely.

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