Emperor Xiaozong was the eleventh emperor of the of China, and the second emperor of the Southern Song. His personal name was Zhao Shen. He reigned from 1162 to 1189. His temple name means "Filial Ancestor".
Xiaozong was the 7th generation descendant of , the founder of the Song Dynasty. He was found after lost his only child and heir and thus ordered the administration to look for all the descendants of the imperial family all across southern China .
Xiaozong was the second son of Zhao Zicheng , known posthumously as Prince Xiu Anxi , who was a sixth cousin of emperors Gaozong and . Zhao Zicheng was the son of Zhao Linghua , known posthumously as Duke of Qing , who was a fifth cousin of emperors and . Zhao Linghua was the son of Zhao Shijiang , known posthumously as Marquess of Huayin , who was a fourth cousin of . Zhao Shijiang was the son of Zhao Congyu , known posthumously as Marquess of Xinxing , who was a third cousin of . Zhao Congyu was the son of Zhao Weixian , known posthumously as Duke of Ying , who was a second cousin of . Zhao Weixian was the second son of Zhao Defang , known posthumously as Prince Kanghui of Qin , who was a first cousin of , and the second surviving son of .
Xiaozong's mother, titled Princess Xiu , was from the Zhang family.
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