# Emperor Shenzong of Song - Emperor

URL: https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-shenzong-of-song
Reign: 25 January 1067 – 1 April 1085
Born-Died: 1048 - 1085
Dynasty: Northern Song
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Shenzong_of_Song

Emperor Shenzong of Song — Emperor of the Northern Song (25 January 1067 – 1 April 1085). Personal name: Zhao Xu. Son of Yingzong.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Emperor Yingzong of Song](https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-yingzong-of-song)
- Next in list: [Emperor Zhezong](https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-zhezong)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1069 - [Wang Anshi's reforms](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1069-wang-anshi-s-reforms)
- 1069 - [The Song chancellor Wang Anshi ordered an extensive government reform including the…](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1069-the-song-chancellor-wang-anshi-ordered-an-extensive-government-reform-including-the)
- 1070 - [The Song ambassador Su Song published the Bencao Tujing](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1070-the-song-ambassador-su-song-published-the-bencao-tujing)
- 1075 - [The Song diplomat Shen Kuo used court archives to reject Daozong's territorial claims](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1075-the-song-diplomat-shen-kuo-used-court-archives-to-reject-daozong-s-territorial-claims)
- 1081 - [A Song army was dealt some sixty thousand casualties defending Yan'an against an…](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1081-a-song-army-was-dealt-some-sixty-thousand-casualties-defending-yan-an-against-an)
- 1081 - [Su published a 200-volume work on Song - Liao relations](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1081-su-published-a-200-volume-work-on-song-liao-relations)
- 1084 - [Zizhi Tongjian](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1084-zizhi-tongjian)
- 1084 - [Sima Guang completed the Zizhi Tongjian](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1084-sima-guang-completed-the-zizhi-tongjian)
- 1085 - [Death of Shenzong](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1085-death-of-shenzong)
- 1085 - [Xiang ousted the court faction affiliated with Wang's reforms at Sima's urging](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1085-xiang-ousted-the-court-faction-affiliated-with-wang-s-reforms-at-sima-s-urging)