User:HuangdiOfSongChina/Zhao Qu

Zhao Qu (趙璩; 1130 – 1188), courtesy name Runfu (潤夫), formerly known as Zhao Bojiu (趙伯玖). Zhao Qu was a descendant of Emperor Taizu. He was one of the adopted sons of Emperor Gaozong after his son Zhao Fu died, the other one being Zhao Shen.

Life
Zhao Bojiu was born in 1130 to Zhao Ziyan, after the Jingkang Incident. The reigning Emperor Gaozong's son Zhao Fu died when he was 2 years old in 1129 so by the time Zhao Bojiu was born, Gaozong had no living sons so therefore, he adopted two boys in 1133. One of them was Zhao Bojiu and the other one was Zhao Bocong. Zhao Bojiu was adopted since he was born intelligent. Zhao Bojiu was renamed Zhao Qu in 1137. He lived alone. In 1145, he was inspected by the school and was enrolled in Gaozong's palace. Zhao Ziyan, Zhao Qu's father died in 1152 so Zhao Qu mourned for him. He was officially adopted by the Emperor in 1160 along with Zhao Wei. In 1162, Zhao Wei became Crown Prince taking the new name Zhao Shen and in the same year, took the throne. Zhao Qu was invited by the New Emperor during that time. Zhao Qu died in 1188 aged 59, just a year after Emperor Gaozong's death.

Family

 * Parents:
 * Zhao Ziyan (趙子彥; d. 1152), great great great grandson of Zhao Defang, the son of Zhao Kuangyin
 * Consorts and Issue:
 * 1) Unknown
 * 2) Zhao Shichun (赵师淳)
 * 3) Zhao Shiyue (赵师瀹)
 * 4) Zhao Shilun (赵师沦)
 * 5) Zhao Shilu (赵师路)
 * Grandsons
 * 1) Zhao Ximao (赵希楙), son of Zhao Shichun
 * 2) Zhao Xichen (趙希郴), son of Zhao Shichun
 * Great Grandsons
 * 1) Zhao Yuxiu (趙與烋), son of Zhao Xichen
 * 2nd Great Grandsons
 * 1) Zhao Mengji (趙孟塈), son of Zhao Yuxiu
 * 2) Zhao Mengrui (趙孟壡), son of Zhao Yuxiu

Ancestry

 * Zhao Defang
 * Zhao Weixian
 * Zhao Congyu
 * Zhao Shijiang
 * Zhao Linghua
 * Zhao Zicheng
 * Zhao Shen
 * Zhao Weineng
 * Zhao Congzhi
 * Zhao Shijing
 * Zhao Lingji
 * Zhao Ziyan
 * Zhao Qu