Emperor Zhenzong

Emperor Zhenzong of Song
Emperor Zhenzong of Song
Chinese	宋真宗
Literal meaning	"True Ancestor of the Song"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Sòng Zhēnzōng
Zhao Dechang
Traditional Chinese	趙德昌
Simplified Chinese	赵德昌
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Déchāng
Zhao Yuanxiu
Traditional Chinese	趙元休
Simplified Chinese	赵元休
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Yuánxiū
Zhao Yuankan
Traditional Chinese	趙元侃
Simplified Chinese	赵元侃
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Yuánkǎn
Zhao Heng
Traditional Chinese	趙恆
Simplified Chinese	赵恒
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhào Héng

Era dates
	Xianping (咸平; 998–1003); Jingde (景德; 1004–1007); Dazhongxiangfu (大中祥符; 1008–1016); Tianxi (天禧; 1017–1021); Qianxing (乾興; 1022)
Regnal name
	Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Shengming Renxiao (崇文廣武聖明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Yitian Zundao Baoying Zhangwei Shengming Renxiao(崇文廣武儀天尊道寶應章威聖明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Gantian Zundao Yingzhen Youde Shangsheng Qinming Renxiao (崇文廣武感天尊道應真佑德上聖欽明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Tiyuan Yuji Gantian Zundao Yingzhen Baoyun Wende Wugong Shangsheng Qinming Renxiao (體元御極感天尊道應真寶運文德武功上聖欽明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Yingtian Zundao Qinming Renxiao (應天尊道欽明仁孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
	Emperor Yingfu Jigu Shengong Rangde Wenming Wuding Zhangsheng Yuanxiao (膺符稽古神功讓德文明武定章聖元孝皇帝) (conferred in 1047)
Temple name
	Zhenzong (真宗)

Emperor Zhenzong
宋真宗
Emperor Zhenzong ; 宋真宗
	Portrait on a hanging scroll, kept in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Emperor of the Song dynasty
Reign	8 May 997 – 23 March 1022 (All with the Empress Liu)
Coronation	8 May 997
Predecessor	Emperor Taizong
Successor	Emperor Renzong
Regent	Empress Liu
Born	Zhao Dechang (968–983); Zhao Yuanxiu (983–986); Zhao Yuankan (986–995); Zhao Heng (995–1022); 23 December 968; Song dynasty
Died	23 March 1022 (aged 53); Song dynasty
Burial	Yongding Mausoleum (永定陵, in present-day Gongyi, Henan)
Consorts	Empress Zhanghuai; (m. 983; died 989); Empress Zhangmu; (m. 991; died 1007); Empress Zhangxian (before 1022); Empress Zhangyi (before 1022); Empress Zhanghui (m. 995–1022)
Issue	Emperor Renzong; Princess Zhaohuai
Era dates
Era dates
	Xianping (咸平; 998–1003); Jingde (景德; 1004–1007); Dazhongxiangfu (大中祥符; 1008–1016); Tianxi (天禧; 1017–1021); Qianxing (乾興; 1022)
Regnal name
	Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Shengming Renxiao (崇文廣武聖明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Yitian Zundao Baoying Zhangwei Shengming Renxiao(崇文廣武儀天尊道寶應章威聖明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Chongwen Guangwu Gantian Zundao Yingzhen Youde Shangsheng Qinming Renxiao (崇文廣武感天尊道應真佑德上聖欽明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Tiyuan Yuji Gantian Zundao Yingzhen Baoyun Wende Wugong Shangsheng Qinming Renxiao (體元御極感天尊道應真寶運文德武功上聖欽明仁孝皇帝);; Emperor Yingtian Zundao Qinming Renxiao (應天尊道欽明仁孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
	Emperor Yingfu Jigu Shengong Rangde Wenming Wuding Zhangsheng Yuanxiao (膺符稽古神功讓德文明武定章聖元孝皇帝) (conferred in 1047)
Temple name
	Zhenzong (真宗)
House	Zhao
Dynasty	Song (Northern Song)
Father	Emperor Taizong
Mother	Empress Yuande

Emperor Zhenzong of Song (23 December 968 – 23 March 1022), personal name Zhao Heng, was the third emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 997 to his death in 1022. His personal name was originally Zhao Dechang, but was changed to Zhao Yuanxiu in 983, Zhao Yuankan in 986, and finally Zhao Heng in 995. He was the third son of his predecessor, Emperor Taizong, and was succeeded by his sixth son, Emperor Renzong at the end of his reign. From 1020 he was seriously ill, but retained power despite this. Because of his illness, day-to-day rule of China was often placed in the hands of his third wife, Empress Liu.