Emperor Zhezong

Emperor Zhezong of Song (4 January 1077 – 23 February 1100), personal name Zhao Xu, was the seventh emperor of the Song dynasty of China. His original personal name was Zhao Yong but he changed it to "Zhao Xu" after his coronation. He reigned from 1085 until his death in 1100, and was succeeded by his younger half-brother, Emperor Huizong, because his son died prematurely.

Not to be confused with Emperor Zhenzong.
Emperor Zhezong of Song
宋哲宗
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign1 April 1085 – 23 February 1100
Coronation1 April 1085
PredecessorEmperor Shenzong
SuccessorEmperor Huizong
BornZhao Yong (1077–1085)
Zhao Xu (1085–1100)
4 January 1077
Died23 February 1100(1100-02-23) (aged 23)
Kaifeng, Henan, Song China
Burial
Yongtai Mausoleum (永泰陵, in present-day Gongyi, Henan)
Consorts
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(m. 1088; dep. 1096)​
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    (before 1100)​
    IssuePrincess Shuhe
    Princess Shushen
    Era dates
    Yuanyou (元祐; 1086–1094)
    Shaosheng (紹聖; 1094–1098)
    Yuanfu (元符; 1098–1100)
    Posthumous name
    Emperor Xianyuan Jidao Shide Yanggong Qinwen Ruiwu Qisheng Zhaoxiao (憲元繼道世德揚功欽文睿武齊聖昭孝皇帝) (conferred in 1113)
    Temple name
    Zhezong (哲宗)
    HouseZhao
    DynastySong (Northern Song)
    FatherEmperor Shenzong
    MotherEmpress Qincheng
    Signature
    Emperor Zhezong of Song
    Chinese宋哲宗
    Literal meaning"Wise Ancestor of the Song"
    Zhao Xu
    Traditional Chinese趙煦
    Simplified Chinese赵煦
    Zhao Yong
    Traditional Chinese趙傭
    Simplified Chinese赵傭
    In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhao.

    Emperor Zhezong was the sixth son of Emperor Shenzong. He ascended the throne at the age of nine under the supervision of his grandmother, Grand Empress Dowager Gao.

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