1080Su Shi's Exile for Criticizing Reforms

– The Chinese poet Su Shi is exiled from court for writing p...
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🖋️ Birth of Poet Su Shi

– Birth of the Chinese poet Su Shi, one of the renowned poets of the Song dynasty, who also penned works of travel literature.
Birth of Poet Su Shi (1037)
Song DynastyPoetryLiteratureChinese LiteratureTravel LiteratureSu Shi
ChinaChina

📜 Qingli Reforms Introduced in Song Dynasty China

the Song dynasty Chancellor of China, Fan Zhongyan, and prominent official and historian Ouyang Xiu introduce the Qingli Reforms, which would be rescinded by the court in 1045 due to partisan resistance to reforms.
Qingli Reforms Introduced in Song Dynasty China (1043)
Song DynastyPolitical ReformBureaucracyOuyang XiuChancellorDynastic Politics
ChinaChina

📜 Shen Kuo Defends Song Dynasty Borders Against Liao Claims

Chinese official and diplomat Shen Kuo asserts the Song dynasty's rightful border lines by using court archives against the bold bluff of Emperor Daozong of Liao, who had asserted that Liao dynasty territory exceeded its earlier-accepted bounds.
Shen Kuo Defends Song Dynasty Borders Against Liao Claims (1075)
Song DynastyLiao DynastyBorder DisputesDiplomacyTerritorial ClaimsShen Kuo
ChinaChina

📜 Su Shi's Exile for Criticizing Reforms

– The Chinese poet Su Shi is exiled from court for writing poems criticizing the various reforms of the New Policies Group.
Su Shi's Exile for Criticizing Reforms (1080)
Song DynastyExilePoetryLiteratureSu ShiReformPolitical Dissent
ChinaChina

👑 Song Dynasty Political Shift and Renewed Conflict with Western Xia

when the Chinese Empress Dowager Gao dies, the conservative faction that had followed Sima Guang is ousted from court, the liberal reforms of Wang Anshi reinstated, and Emperor Zhezong of Song halted all negotiations with the Tanguts of the Western Xia, resuming in armed conflict with them.
Song Dynasty Political Shift and Renewed Conflict with Western Xia (1093)
Song DynastyPolitical IntrigueImperial CourtEmpress DowagerMilitary ConflictChinese History
ChinaChina

📚 Dongpo Academy Established in Hainan

the Dongpo Academy of Hainan, China is built in honor of the Song dynasty Chinese official and poet Su Shi, who was exiled there for criticizing reforms of the New Policies Group.
Dongpo Academy Established in Hainan (1098)
Song DynastyConfucianismLiteraturePoetryExileSu ShiEducation
ChinaChina