27 Facts About Northern Song

Northern Song was a Chinese imperial dynasty and the first half of the Song dynasty.

Still, the Northern Song dynasty ruled the smallest land area among the united Chinese empires on the vast Central Plains.

Taizu, the first emperor of Northern Song, Zhao Kuang Yin was a professional soldier.

Northern Song was a Lifeguard in charge of the troops in front of the emperor's palace in the Later Zhou.

Northern Song adopted an authoritarian centralized system to uproot the potential dictatorship and autocracy of senior officials, which had long been a threat ever since the mid-Tang dynasty, and to solidify the authoritarian central government, a contributing factor to the stability and growth of the feudal social economy.

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The constant change of the general resulted in the decline of fighting capacity of the soldiers, and the Northern Song troops had suffered repeated defeats against minority groups like the Liao and Western Xia.

The Northern Song dynasty was thus free from local military separatists, but at the same time the local resources were limited.

The disadvantage was that the Northern Song dynasty had suffered military defeats successively.

Northern Song's government attached great importance to cultural undertakings, with the dynasty highly stressing the people's education.

Northern Song Taizu had a mature son, so his brother's ascension was quite suspicious, with folks claiming that Zhao Kuangyin was murdered by Zhao Guangyi.

Northern Song pursued Taizong's Huang Lao policies and ruled with inaction.

The main content of the peace treaty was as follows: Northern Song would pay 20 million silks and 100,000 silvers tribute to Liao annually, and the treaty was historically named "The Treaty of Chanyuan".

Northern Song was the grandson of Zhao Yuanfen, the brother of Zhenzong, and was established as crown prince in the seventh year of Jiayou.

Northern Song continued to appoint talented former courtiers, daring to unearth new talents.

Northern Song was later recruited as an official to resume peace.

Northern Song Huizong ignored politics, and the government affairs were handed over to Cai Jing, head of the Six Thieves.

The centralization drive in the Northern Song dynasty concentrated the military and financial power, while surrounding regions became impoverished increasingly.

Secondly, the Northern Song wanted to change the examination syllabus, testing the Jingyi instead of testing the poems and odes.

The Northern Song dynasty had too many officials causing great economical pressure.

Northern Song Army was divided into two groups, one being the forbidden army and the other is the Xiang army.

Dynasty's army were more active in the Han dynasty, and started turning into mediocrity in the Tang dynasty, as the system for recruiting military services in the Northern Song dynasty was just a revision of that in the Han dynasty.

The northern barriers had pulled back, and the Song dynasty built their capital in Kaifeng, which was a flat land exposed by the Yellow River banks.

Northern Song Taizu did not build the capital in Luoyang or Chang'an, but insisted on building it in Kaifeng as he had his difficulties.

Northern Song Taizu decided on the second strategy, first unifying the south, leaving the formidable tasks for later generations.

Northern Song was injured by an arrow, and later suffered to death from the trauma.

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General military approach of the Northern Song dynasty was a defensive one, not daring to take the initiative to attack.

However, when the two places found in early Northern Song dynasty was captured by foreign tribes, one by Liao and the other by Xixia.