RARE Authentic ANCIENT CHINA 
			
Southern Song Dynasty
			
1165-1173 AD
			
Qian Dao Yuan Bao, 2 Cash Coin in seal script
			
 
			
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Reference: Hartill 17.89
			
Weight: 5.4 grams; Size: 27.5 mm; Bronze
			
1165-1173 AD
			
Qian Dao Yuan Bao, 2 Cash Coin in seal script
			
Obv: Qian Dao Yuan Bao
			

			 
			
 
			
 
			
Emperor Xiaozong of Song
			
Emperor Xiaozong of Song (27 November 1127 – 28 June 1194), personal name Zhao Shen, courtesy name Yuanyong, was the 11th emperor of the Song dynasty in China and the second emperor of the Southern Song dynasty. He started his reign in 1162 when his adoptive father and predecessor, Emperor Gaozong, abdicated and passed the throne to him. Even though Emperor Gaozong became a Taishang Huang ("Retired Emperor") after his abdication, he remained the de facto ruler, so Emperor Xiaozong only fully took over the reins of power in 1187 after Emperor Gaozong's death. After ruling for about a year, Emperor Xiaozong followed in his predecessor's footsteps and abdicated in favour of his third son Zhao Dun (Emperor Guangzong), while he became Taishang Huang and still remained in power until his death in 1194.
			
Zhao Shen was a seventh-generation descendant of Emperor Taizu, the founder and first emperor of the Song dynasty. He was the second son of Zhao Zicheng (趙子偁; died 1143), a sixth cousin of Emperor Gaozong, the 10th Song emperor. After the Jingkang Incident in 1127, Emperor Gaozong's father, eldest brother and most of his close relatives were taken prisoner by the Jurchen-led Jin Empire. As Emperor Gaozong's only son, Zhao Fu (趙旉), died prematurely around the age of two, the emperor ordered his officials to start searching for other living descendants of the imperial family. Zhao Shen was discovered and adopted by Emperor Gaozong in April 1160 as a son. In July 1162, Emperor Gaozong officially designated Zhao Shen as his crown prince and heir apparent.
			
			Archery and equestrianism were required for non-military officials at the Military College in 1162 during Emperor Xiaozong's reign.
			
 
			
 
			
 
			
 
			
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