Everything about Emperor Shenzong Of Song totally explained
Emperor Shenzong (
May 25,
1048 –
April 1,
1085) was the sixth emperor of
Song Dynasty China. His personal name was
Zhao Xu. He reigned from
1067 to
1085.
The periods within his reign are Xining (熙寧;
xi1 ning2)
1068-
1077 and
Yuanfeng (元豐;
yuan2 feng1)
1078-
1085.
During his reign, Shenzong noticed
Wang Anshi's policy and appointed Wang as Chancellor. Wang implemented his famous reforms aimed at improving the lot of the
peasantry and unemployed, which some have seen as a forerunner of the modern
welfare state. These acts became the hallmark reform of Shenzong's reign.
Shenzong's other notable act as emperor included his attempts to rid the Song empire of the
Tangut Empire by invading and expelling the Xixia forces in
Qingzhou (today's
Gansu). Shenzong was initially quite successful at these campaigns but during the
City of Yongle battle of
1082, Shenzong's forces were defeated. As a result, the Xixia forces grew more powerful and would be a thorn on the side of the Song dynasty in the ensuing decades.
In
1080 he renamed
Puji Temple on the island of
Putuoshan in
Zhejiang province from 不肯去观音院 to 宝陀观音寺, and donated lands to support it.
Shenzong died in 1085 and was succeeded by his son. He was 36. His
temple name means "Divine Ancestor".
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