Talk:Emperor Taizu of Song

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Fate of Gongdi (Later Zhou)?

In this article, Song Taizu sent the deposed Gongdi and his mother away. And he continued to treat the former royal family (House of Chai) with respect. However, the short (stub) article on Gongdi suggests he was executed shortly after the palace coup. Since these versions are contradictory, they can't possibly both be true. Is there a reliable source on Song Taizu's early reign we can use to verify either of these stories? 24.69.171.49 (talk) 20:48, 8 October 2008 (UTC)

Circles around Taizu's eyes - is he wearing spectacles?
In the portrait showing him seated and dressed in white robes, there seem to be circles shown around his eyes. Could these possibly be spectacles? Did the Chinese know how to make lenses at this time? UBJ 43X (talk) 14:37, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

No. That is just his natural facial features. Spectacles were not invented until much latter. The first reference in Chinese sources comes around 1,000 years after this time. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasses#History — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.233.120.83 (talk) 03:27, 4 February 2022 (UTC)

杯酒释兵权
The section on "Emperor of the Song Dynasty" mentions the context of this famous saying: "杯酒释兵权". But not the saying itself. How to best include it? --歳 (talk) 22:47, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Heritage
Did Emperor Taizu of Song have a heritage that combined Han, Turkic, and Kumo Xi? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 03:25, 8 March 2023 (UTC)