《General History of China》Episode 53 Synopsis
Song Taizu
Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin (March 21, 927 - November 14, 976), courtesy name Yuanlang, was a military strategist and martial artist from the Five Dynasties to the early Northern Song Dynasty, and the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty.His ancestral home is Zhuojun.His father is Zhao Hongyin and his mother is Du Shi.Zhao Kuangyin defected to Guo Wei during the reign of Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty. Later, Guo Wei abolished the Han Dynasty and established the Zhou Dynasty. He was appointed as the leader of the East and West Troops and began to enter the official career.Later, he conquered the Southern Tang Dynasty and made many achievements.
