The imperial tombs of the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), the Song Mausoleums, are in western Gongxian County, Henan Province. Except for Emperor Hui Zong, named Zhao Ji (1082-1135), and Qin ...

In A.D. 960, Zhao Kuangyin, commander of the Later Zhou's imperial ... mounted the throne, Zhao Kuangyin began his cause of reunification. Before his death, the Song court had conquered the separate ...