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395:, Zhao Defang is known as the "Eighth Prince" (八王爺) or "Eighth Virtuous Prince" (八賢王), but this character seems to be a "merger" between Zhao Defang and Zhao Defang's cousin 296:. In the winter of 978 he was named Grand Commandant of Inspection (檢校太尉). He died in 981 from an unnamed illness at the young age of 23. 587: 614: 582: 532: 391: 230: 300:, his uncle, visited his coffin in tears and cancelled imperial court meetings for 5 days to commemorate him. 642: 385: 602: 509: 464: 448: 432: 261: 558: 545: 515: 494: 483: 459: 443: 427: 297: 552: 320: 562: 475: 454: 438: 422: 314: 250: 208: 632: 218: 8: 637: 116: 293: 125: 272:
In 976, Zhao Defang had his first official appointment as the Defense Commissioner of
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Lady Jiao, of the Jiao clan (焦氏), daughter of Jiao Jixun (焦继勋)
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Lady Fu, of the Fu clan of Weiguo (卫国符氏), granddaughter of
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Cui Congshi (崔从湜) 625: 336:Zhao Weixu (趙惟敘; 977–1011), first son 536:was clearly based on the historical 260:He was the 3rd great-grandfather of 544:was the only paternal uncle during 323:, of the He clan (孝惠皇后 賀氏; 929–958) 13: 472:nicknamed "Eighth Virtous Prince" 383:In popular stories, including the 14: 654: 588:vol. 244 (Prince of Qin, Defang) 530:The "Eighth Virtuous Prince" in 533:Seven Heroes and Five Gallants 392:Seven Heroes and Five Gallants 237:; c. 959–981) was an imperial 234: 1: 378: 267: 7: 386:Generals of the Yang Family 253:and the younger brother of 249:. He was the fourth son of 219:Lady Wang, Empress Xiaoming 16:10th-century Chinese prince 10: 659: 595: 561:'s real birth mother (see 18: 411:Zhao Defang (historical) 368:married Cui Congshi (崔从湜) 365:Princess Yongshou (永寿县主) 303: 280:of Xingyuan (興元, today's 214: 204: 192: 146: 139: 115: 110: 106: 81: 58: 43: 38: 493:already an adult during 408:Zhao Defang (fictional) 262:Emperor Xiaozong of Song 514:served and died during 96:Zhao Weineng (趙惟能), son 93:Zhao Weixian (趙惟憲), son 605:; et al. (1346). 488:known for his virtues 518:'s reign (1022–1063) 286:Military Commissioner 209:Emperor Taizu of Song 90:Zhao Weixu (趙惟敘), son 643:Song dynasty princes 570:Notes and references 315:Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu 618:] (in Chinese). 553:Empress Dowager Liu 551:had conflicts with 512:'s reign (997–1022) 497:'s reign (976–997) 329:Consorts and Issue: 164:Prince Kānghuì of 528: 527: 224: 223: 188: 187: 650: 619: 590: 579: 510:Emperor Zhenzong 465:Emperor Zhenzong 449:Emperor Zhenzong 433:Emperor Zhenzong 405: 404: 236: 108: 107: 53: 51: 36: 35: 658: 657: 653: 652: 651: 649: 648: 647: 623: 622: 615:History of Song 598: 593: 580: 576: 572: 559:Emperor Renzong 546:Emperor Renzong 516:Emperor Renzong 513: 495:Emperor Taizong 487: 484:Emperor Taizong 479: 463: 460:Emperor Taizong 458: 447: 444:Emperor Taizong 442: 431: 428:Emperor Taizong 426: 402:The breakdown: 381: 321:Empress Xiaohui 306: 298:Emperor Taizong 270: 184: 141:Posthumous name 124: 102: 77: 49: 47: 34: 17: 12: 11: 5: 656: 646: 645: 640: 635: 621: 620: 597: 594: 592: 591: 573: 571: 568: 567: 566: 555: 549: 526: 525: 522: 519: 508:served during 505: 504: 501: 498: 490: 489: 481: 480:no reputation 473: 469: 468: 452: 436: 419: 418: 412: 409: 380: 377: 376: 375: 374: 373: 372: 371: 370: 369: 360: 357: 354: 353: 352: 342: 341: 340: 337: 326: 325: 324: 318: 305: 302: 269: 266: 243:imperial China 222: 221: 216: 212: 211: 206: 202: 201: 196: 190: 189: 186: 185: 183: 182: 162: 147: 144: 143: 137: 136: 113: 112: 104: 103: 101: 100: 97: 94: 91: 87: 85: 79: 78: 76: 75: 72: 71:Lady Wang (王氏) 69: 66: 65:Lady Jiao (焦氏) 62: 60: 56: 55: 45: 41: 40: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 655: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 630: 628: 617: 616: 611: 608: 604: 600: 599: 589: 585: 584: 578: 574: 564: 560: 556: 554: 550: 547: 543: 542: 541: 539: 535: 534: 524:died in 1044 523: 520: 517: 511: 507: 506: 502: 499: 496: 492: 491: 485: 482: 477: 476:Emperor Taizu 474: 471: 470: 466: 461: 456: 455:Emperor Taizu 453: 450: 445: 440: 439:Emperor Taizu 437: 434: 429: 424: 423:Emperor Taizu 421: 420: 417:(historical) 416: 413: 410: 407: 406: 403: 400: 398: 394: 393: 388: 387: 367: 366: 364: 363: 361: 358: 355: 350: 349: 347: 343: 338: 335: 334: 332: 331: 330: 327: 322: 319: 316: 313: 312: 311: 308: 307: 301: 299: 295: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 265: 263: 258: 256: 252: 251:Emperor Taizu 248: 244: 240: 232: 228: 220: 217: 213: 210: 207: 203: 200: 197: 195: 191: 180: 177: 174: 171: 167: 163: 160: 157: 153: 149: 148: 145: 142: 138: 134: 131: 127: 122: 118: 114: 109: 105: 98: 95: 92: 89: 88: 86: 84: 80: 73: 70: 67: 64: 63: 61: 57: 46: 42: 37: 32: 31: 26: 22: 613: 610: 606: 581: 577: 538:Zhao Yuanyan 531: 529: 521:died in 981 503:born in 985 500:born in 959 415:Zhao Yuanyan 401: 397:Zhao Yuanyan 390: 389:legends and 384: 382: 328: 309: 271: 259: 247:Song dynasty 226: 225: 74:Lady Li (李氏) 68:Lady Fu (符氏) 54:18 April 981 28: 21:Chinese name 633:950s births 467:'s brother 255:Zhao Dezhao 227:Zhao Defang 117:Family name 39:Zhao Defang 25:family name 638:981 deaths 627:Categories 563:Consort Li 486:'s 8th son 478:'s 4th son 451:'s cousin 435:'s cousin 379:In fiction 346:Fu Yanqing 294:chancellor 150:Prince of 128:: Défāng ( 126:Given name 607:Song Shi 457:'s nephew 446:'s nephew 430:'s nephew 362:Unknown: 268:Biography 50:981-04-18 583:Song Shi 548:'s reign 282:Hanzhong 119:: Zhào ( 19:In this 603:Toqto'a 596:Sources 540:, who 310:Parents 290:Sichuan 278:Prefect 274:Guizhou 231:Chinese 462:'s son 441:'s son 425:'s son 348:(符彥卿) 304:Family 292:) and 239:prince 233:: 215:Mother 205:Father 59:Spouse 23:, the 612:[ 194:House 111:Names 83:Issue 609:(宋史) 199:Zhao 44:Died 30:Zhao 284:), 245:'s 241:of 235:趙德芳 166:Qín 152:Chǔ 27:is 629:: 586:, 399:. 264:. 257:. 565:) 229:( 181:) 179:王 176:惠 173:康 170:秦 168:( 161:) 159:王 156:楚 154:( 135:) 133:芳 130:德 123:) 121:趙 52:) 48:( 33:.

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Chinese name
family name
Zhao
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Qín




House
Zhao
Emperor Taizu of Song
Lady Wang, Empress Xiaoming
Chinese
prince
imperial China
Song dynasty
Emperor Taizu
Zhao Dezhao
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
Guizhou

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