# Emperor Xiaozong of Song - Emperor

URL: https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-xiaozong-of-song
Reign: 24 July 1162 – 18 February 1189
Born-Died: 1127 - 1194
Dynasty: Southern Song
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Xiaozong_of_Song

Emperor Xiaozong of Song — Emperor of the Southern Song (24 July 1162 – 18 February 1189). Personal name: Zhao Shen. Son of Zhao Zicheng, a descendant of the first Song Emperor , and adopted son of Gaozong.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Emperor Gaozong of Song](https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-gaozong-of-song)
- Next in list: [Emperor Guangzong of Song](https://allhistories.com/china/rulers/emperor-guangzong-of-song)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1162 - [Gaozong abdicated in favor of Emperor Xiaozong of Song](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1162-gaozong-abdicated-in-favor-of-emperor-xiaozong-of-song)
- 1164 - [Song and Jin concluded the Treaty of Longxing](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1164-song-and-jin-concluded-the-treaty-of-longxing)
- 1175 - [Zhu Xi and Neo-Confucianism](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1175-zhu-xi-and-neo-confucianism)
- 1179 - [Zhu Xi rebuilt the White Deer Grotto Academy](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1179-zhu-xi-rebuilt-the-white-deer-grotto-academy)
- 1189 - [Xiaozong abdicated in favor of his son Emperor Guangzong of Song](https://allhistories.com/china/timeline/1189-xiaozong-abdicated-in-favor-of-his-son-emperor-guangzong-of-song)