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 //__**The Song Dynasty**__//

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(960-1279) //Founded by:// Song Taizu

Population while in rule: 1,000,000 Capital: K'al-feng

Other Emperors:

(Zhao Kuangyin) || Formerly the leading general of the Latter Zhou Dynasty (951 - 960); He usurped the throne and founded the Song Dynasty by launching a coup. || 960 - 976 || (Zhao Guangyi) || The younger brother of Zhao Kuangyin; during his reign, the whole China was unified by his defeating the Northern Han Dynasty (951 - 979). || 976 - 997 || (Zhao Heng) || Son of Emperor Taizong; In his reign, the military power of Song was strengthened but he signed the first humiliating treaty with the Liao Dynasty (916 - 1125). Especially, he founded the famous ceramic kiln in Jingdezhen. || 997 - 1022 || (Zhao Zhen) || Son of Emperor Zhenzong; His reign was the turning point of the Song Dynasty from the prosperity to the disintegration. || 1022 - 1063 ||
 * Northern Song Dynasty (960 - 1127) ||
 * 1 || Song Taizu
 * 2 || Song Taizong
 * 3 || Song Zhenzong
 * 4 || Song Renzong

//Major Economic Activity:// Import: -Investing money in trading vessels -Steel, iron, and chemicals for gunpowder Export: -3.5 tons of iron per year -700 tons of coin metal per year

//Historical Events://

** 960: ** Sung Dynasty founded by Zhao Kuangyin, emperor Sung Taizu.
 * 976 - 1068: ** Reigns of Sung Zhen Zong, Sung Ren Zong and Sung Ying Zong. Sung Empire flourishes.
 * 1068 - 1076: ** Wang Anshi prime minister. Reforms that benefit commoners are introduced. Noble and upper classes are angered, force resignation of Wang Anshi in 1076 AD.
 * 1115: ** Jurchen from the north establish the Jin Dynasty(1115 - 1234).

When the Dynasty Ended ... The Northern Song Dynasty disintegrated because of intrigue by civil bureaucrats, and military weakness. In the early 12th century, a group of nomads conquered the capital and the emperor. This marked the end of the Northern Song period. This dynasty did not collapse internally, as so many others had, but was overthrown by Mongols in 1279.  //Famous Paintings://





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