Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Emperor Taizong 太宗

Taizong

Attested AD 1059

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Taizong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1059 嘉祐四年十月
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 107, passage 39

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Empress Yuande (元德)
empress 後
Directly stated · History of Song 107, passage 39
Spouse of Empress Shude (淑德)
original consort 元配 · Primary marriage · Ended
Directly stated · History of Song 107, passage 39
Sibling of Emperor Taizu (太祖)
Taizong 太宗 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · History of Song 107, passage 152
Parent of Emperor Zhenzong (宋真宗)
Zhenzong 真宗 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Song 107, passages 39-40

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 107Volume 107 Treatises 60: Rites 10 · 5 passages

淑德，太宗之元配，列於元德之下； Empress Shude, Taizong's original consort, is ranked below Empress Yuande;

惟我太宗嗣服之初，太祖廟號已定，雖更累朝，世次猶近，每於祫享，必虛東向之位，以其非太祖必不可居也。 When Taizong first succeeded, Taizu's temple title was already fixed; though generations passed, at each xiá the east-facing seat was left vacant, because only Taizu could occupy it.

太宗、仁宗、神宗南向為昭，真宗、英宗、哲宗北向為穆。 Taizong, Renzong, and Shenzong should face south as zhao; Zhenzong, Yingzong, and Zhezong north as mu.

今太祖為始祖，則太宗為昭，真宗為穆，自是而下以至孝宗，四昭四穆與太祖之廟而九。 With Taizu as founding ancestor, Taizong is zhao, Zhenzong mu, and down to Xiaozong—four zhao and four mu with Taizu's temple make nine.

又言：「當以僖祖為始祖，如周之後稷，太祖如周之文王，太宗如周之武王，與仁宗之廟，皆萬世不祧； He further stated: "Emperor Xi should be founding ancestor like Zhou's Hou Ji; Taizu like King Wen; Taizong like King Wu; with Renzong's temple—all never removed;