JOURNAL OF HEBEI UNIVERSITY (Philosophy and Social Science) ›› 2017, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (5): 1-6.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-6378.2017.05.001

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Research on Zhao Defang’s Biological Mother ——With an Analysis of the Reason Why Song Official Documents Failed to Record It

GU Hong-yi   

  1. Institute of Ancient Books Study, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • Received:2017-03-20 Online:2017-11-20 Published:2017-11-20

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Abstract: Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu, had four sons, and his fourth son was Zhao Defang. There was no record about who was Zhao Defang’s biological mother among Song official documents. But according to the relevant historical records, this passage tries to verify Zhao Defang’s biological mother was Empress Wang, and at the same time tries to analyze the reason why there was no record about this was mainly related to the fight for the throne between Song Taizu and Song Taizong.

Key words: Zhao Defang, biological mother, Empress Wang, Song official documents

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