Chai Rong
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Chai Rong, later known as Guo Rong, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kin
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Emperor Taizu of Song
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Emperor Taizu of Song, personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founding emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguished
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…premature death, they paved the way for the eventual unification of large parts of China proper by the Northern Song, founded by his trusted generals Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi. Chai Rong was born in Xingzhou (邢州; modern Xingtai, Hebei). As a child he came to live with his aunt — a younger sister of his father…
Palace portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor Taizu playing cuju with Zhao Pu, by the Yuan dynasty painter Qian Xuan (1235–1305)
Portrait of Emperor Taizu, who founded the Song dynasty
Tomb of Emperor Taizu in the Yongchang Mausoleum, Gongyi, Zhengzhou