Emperor Guangzong of Song

Emperor Guangzong of Song 宋光宗
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign	18 February 1189 – 24 July 1194[lower-alpha 1]
Coronation	18 February 1189
Predecessor	Emperor Xiaozong
Successor	Emperor Ningzong
Born	Zhao Dun (1147-09-30)30 September 1147[lower-alpha 1]
Died	17 September 1200(1200-09-17) (aged 52)[lower-alpha 1]
Empress	Li Fengniang
Concubines	Consort Huang Consort Zhang Consort Fu
Issue	Zhao Ting Zhao Kuo Princess Wen'an Princess Hezheng Princess Qi'an
Era dates Shaoxi (紹熙; 1190–1194) Posthumous name Xundao Xianren Minggong Maode Wenwen Shunwu Shengzhe Cixiao Huangdi (循道憲仁明功茂德溫文順武聖哲慈孝皇帝) Temple name Guangzong (光宗)
House	House of Zhao
Father	Emperor Xiaozong
Mother	Empress Chengmu

Emperor Guangzong of Song (30 September 1147 – 17 September 1200), personal name Zhao Dun, was the 12th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the third emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He was the third son of his predecessor, Emperor Xiaozong. His mother was Emperor Xiaozong's first wife, Lady Guo (郭氏; 1126–1156), who was posthumously honoured as "Empress Chengmu" (成穆皇后).

Emperor Guangzong gave the city of Chongqing its present-day name, which means "double celebration". According to Xu Wei, the Nanxi style of theatre began in Emperor Guangzong's reign. He listened to some treacherous officials and dismissed the popular military leader Xin Qiji. He was forced to give up his throne in 1194 by his grandmother, Grand Empress Dowager Wu, as he refused to attend the funeral procession of his father, Emperor Xiaozong. He died in 1200 near Shaoxing, Zhejiang.

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• Toqto'a, et al., eds. (1343). History of Song. Volume 36: Biography of Emperor Guangzong. CS1 maint: Uses editors parameter (link)

See also

• List of emperors of the Song dynasty
• Jin–Song Wars
• Architecture of the Song dynasty
• Culture of the Song dynasty
• Economy of the Song dynasty
• History of the Song dynasty
• Society of the Song dynasty
• Technology of the Song dynasty