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Emperor Jianzong of Song (23 July 1127 – 28 July 1129), personal name Zhao Fu, was the unofficial eleventh emperor of the Song Dynasty. He was the eldest son and the only son of Emperor Gaozong. He became Emperor during a coup but he was deposed by soldiers loyal to Gaozong. He died on July 28, 1129 of a seizure.

Life
He was the heir apparent of his father Emperor Gaozong.

Reign
In March 26, 1129, Zhao Fu gained his throne to a mutiny that was instigated by the palace guards led by Miao Fu (苗傅) and Liu Zhengyan (劉正彥) who were unsatisfied with Zhao Fu's father Gaozong's decision to appoint one of their adversary Wang Yuan, to important imperial post hence would outrank them. Miao and Liu banded together with at least ten thousand palace guards under the pretense that Wang and the eunuchs in court were plotting, mutinied and murdered Wang. They then forced Gaozong to abdicate in favor of his one-year-old son Zhao Fu who ruled as the Mingshou Emperor. Zhao Fu was merely a figure head as Miao, Liu, and the regent Empress Meng were the real power behind the throne. The plot came to an abrupt end less than a month later in April 30, 1129 when Miao and Liu was defeated by Gaozong's loyal army led by Han Shizhong and were both executed for treason. Zhao Fu himself would be forced to abdicate to Emperor Gaozong having ruled for 25 days.

Death
Shortly after, Zhao Fu became sick due to a palace girl making a very loud noise scaring Zhao Fu. He died on July 28, 1129 when he was only two years old from a seizure caused by the illness. His parents cried for three days and they executed the palace girl. Zhao Fu was given the posthumous name of “Yuan Yi Taizi”.

Legacy
His death forced Emperor Gaozong to look for a suitable heir from Emperor Taizu's line as most of Emperor Taizong's descendants were taken in the Jingkang Incident. The mutiny would cause Emperor Gaozong to move his capital to Jiankang. Long after his death, a rebel named Han Lin'er gave him the temple name 简宗 (Jianzong). Since Zhao Fu was merely a puppet, and reigned for only a month, he and his era name are usually ignored by traditional historians.