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*''Died: [[976]]''
*''Died: [[976]]''
*''Reign: [[960]]-976''
*''Reign: [[960]]-976''
*''Other Names'': [[趙]]匡胤 ''(Zhao Kuangyin)''
*''Chinese'': 太祖皇帝 ''(Taizu huangdi)''
*''Chinese'': 太祖皇帝 ''(Taizu huangdi)''
Emperor Taizu was the founder of the Chinese [[Song Dynasty]].
Emperor Taizu was the founder of the Chinese [[Song Dynasty]].
Zhao Kuangyin was a general in the service to the [[Later Zhou Dynasty]] before overthrowing the boy ruler in [[960]] and taking the throne himself, declaring the beginning of a new dynasty. His armies took [[Jiangnan]] in [[963]], [[Sichuan]] in [[965]], [[Guangdong]] in [[971]], and [[Anhui]], [[Jiangxi]] and [[Hunan]] in [[975]], as he worked to unify China under his control.
Emperor Taizu died in [[976]] and was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Emperor Taizong of Song]], who completed this effort of unification, seizing control of [[Jiangsu]] and [[Zhejiang]] in [[978]], and [[Shanxi]] in [[979]].
Emperor Taizu died in [[976]] and was succeeded by his younger brother, [[Emperor Taizong of Song]], who completed this effort of unification, seizing control of [[Jiangsu]] and [[Zhejiang]] in [[978]], and [[Shanxi]] in [[979]].