father death_date predecessor successor birth_date spouse issue image article_title name reign
emperor guangzong of song 17 september 1224 -lrb- aged 56 -rrb- emperor guangzong emperor lizong 19 november 1168 empress concubine gongshu 恭淑皇后 empress gongsheng 恭聖皇后 consort cao , 9 princes , all died young princess qi song ningzong.jpg emperor ningzong
 zhao kuo 24 july 1194 -- 17 september 1224
emperor ningzong

emperor ningzong -lrb- wade-giles spelling : emperor ning-tsung ; ; 19 november 1168 -- 17 september 1224 -rrb- was the 13th emperor of the song dynasty who reigned from 1194 to 1224 .
his temple name means `` tranquil ancestor '' .
his reign was noted for the cultural and intellectual achievements .
in particular , zhu xi wrote some of his most famous works during this period .
however , ningzong personally was known for aversion to the `` daoxue '' spread at court .
on the political side however , emperor ningzong saw his government being plagued by rising inflation that threatened the economy and the military advances by the jurchen people from the north during the jin -- song wars .
