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The Song dynasty (/ s ʊ ŋ /) was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Ten Kingdoms, ending the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
Chen Rong (simplified Chinese: 陈容; traditional Chinese: 陳容; pinyin: Chén Róng; Wade–Giles: Ch'en Jung; c. 1200 –1266) [1] was a Chinese painter and politician of the Southern Song dynasty celebrated for his depictions of dragons.
Song dynasty people killed in battle (2 P) M. Song dynasty musicians (4 P) P. Song dynasty painters (2 C, 31 P) Song dynasty philosophers (2 C, 18 P) Song dynasty ...
From the Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) until the Qing dynasty (1644–1912), the ruling head of state was known as huangdi, or emperor. [12] In Chinese historical texts, emperors of the Song dynasty, along with the Tang and Yuan dynasties, are referred to by their temple names.
Category:Song dynasty 960–1279 Succeeded by: Category:Yuan dynasty 1271–1368 Subcategories. ... Song dynasty people (22 C, 17 P) S. Song dynasty in fiction (13 C ...
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Song Ci (1186–1249) was a Chinese physician and judge during the Southern Song dynasty. His famous work Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified was a basis for early forensic science in China. Song's predecessor Shen Kuo offered critical analysis of human anatomy, dispelling the old Chinese belief that the human throat had three valves instead ...
In the written records of Chinese history, the first time the character Song was used as a surname appeared in the early stage of the Zhou dynasty.One of the children of the last emperor of the Shang dynasty, Weizi Qi (微子启), was a duke from the state named Song, who descended from his ancestor Xie (契) whose name was derived from the surname Zi (子).