Chinese dynasty history---Song dynasty 宋朝 But in 960 a new power, Song (960-1279), reunified most of China Proper. The Song period divides into two phases: Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279). The division was caused by the forced abandonment of north China in 1127...
(Zhao Kuangyin)Formerly the leading general of the Latter Zhou (951 - 960); He usurped the throne and founded the Song Dynasty by launching a coup.960 - 976 2Song Taizong (Zhao Guangyi)The younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin; during his reign, the whole China was unified by his defeating...
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Song Dynasty (960 – 1279) Although reunited for well over a century by the first five Song emperors, China failed to recover the northern provinces from the barbarian tribes. A Khitan tribe, calling their dynasty Liao, held all of northeastern China until 1125, while the Western Xia held th...
Song dynasty- the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy Sung,Sung dynasty,Song dynasty- a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
During the Northern Song Dynasty, emphasis was placed on literature and suppression of military power, creating a prosperous era of cultural governance in ancient China. It can be considered an outstanding emperor who promoted the development of history... ...
Kuangyin. When a seven-year-old boy was named successor to the Zhou throne, Zhou Kuangyin rebelled and captured the Zhou throne with the help of his troops. Zhou Kuangyin then named himself Emperor Taizu of all China and conquered most of southern China to establish the Song dynasty. ...
being an architect began to gain more recognition in Song Dynasty China. This was due in part to the increasing number of large-scale building projects that were undertaken during this period. Architects were responsible for designing and supervising the construction of palaces, temples, government ...
admired by later calligraphers. after tai zong, many emperors of the song dynasty wrote for the coins while the ones written by emperor hui zong represented the zenith of the song monetary culture. the chinese proverb goes, "man should avoid entering a wrong industry while woman should avoid ...
Chinese dynasty history---Song dynasty 宋朝 But in 960 a new power, Song (960-1279), reunified most of China Proper. The Song period divides into two phases: Northern Song (960-1127) and Southern Song (1127-1279). The division was caused by the forced abandonment of north China in 1127...