What is Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin?

1. Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was born in 927, which was the year of the pig, so Zhao Kuangyin is a pig.

Second, the introduction:

Zhao Kuangyin (March 2, 9271-June165438+1October14,976) was born in Jiamaying, Luoyang (now Dongguan, Chanhe District, Luoyang City, Henan Province). Military strategist and martial artist from the Five Dynasties to the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty (960-976 February 4, 165438+ 10/4). The garrison commander is the son of Zhao (Song Xuanzu) and his mother is Du (Queen Zhao Xian).

In the later Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin defected to Guo Wei in Yin Di. After the establishment of the Later Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin began to join the army, which was highly valued by Zhou Shizong and Chai Rong. When conquering the Southern Tang Dynasty, he made many meritorious deeds. When Chai Rong was seriously ill, he appointed Zhao Kuangyin as the commander-in-chief in front of the temple, in charge of the imperial guards in front of the temple. Shortly after Zhou Gongdi ascended the throne, he was ordered to resist the Northern Han and Qidan allied forces. Immediately in the "Chen Qiao mutiny" was made emperor. After the army returned to Beijing, Emperor Gong was forced to meditate and ascended the throne, which was called "Song" and "Northern Song" in history.

In the ninth year of Kaibao (976), Zhao Kuangyin died at the age of 50. In the 16th year of his reign, posthumous title was buried in Yongchang Mausoleum. In the first year of Dazhong Xiangfu (1008), Jia Ji set out to establish a great hero, a great warrior, a literary god, a virtuous saint and a filial piety. There is a poem "Forever Early Day" handed down from generation to generation.