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Emperor Duzong of Song

Portrait of Emperor Duzong of Song

Southern Song · Song · 7th ruler

宋度宗 Sòng Dùzōng趙禥 Zhào Qí

Wade–Giles: Sung Tu-tsung · Chao Ch'i

Reigned 1264–1274 (9 years)

Reigned 9 years (1264–1274). Died at 35 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 7th ruler of Southern Song.

Facts

Reign
16 November 1264 – 12 August 1274 (7th ruler of Southern Song)
Length of reign
9 years
Born
2 May 1240
Died
12 August 1274
Age at accession
25
Age at death
35
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
Era names
  • 咸淳 Xiánchún (proclaimed 1264)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
1
General amnesties
3
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
0
Capital relocations
0