A Chinese imperial dynasty known as the Song (960–1279) succeeded the Five Dynasties and

Ten Kingdoms period (907-960) and came before the Yuan (1271–1368), which overthrew the
Song dynasty in 1279. The conquest of northern China by the Jin dynasty (1115-1234) in 1127
and the ensuing shift of the capital from Bianjing (current-day Kaifeng) in the north to Lin'an
(current-day Hangzhou) in the south led to the traditional division into the Northern Song
dynasty (960-1127) and Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279).

The full list of Song dynasty emperors is shown here, along with each one's temple name,
posthumous name, given name, and era name. Zhao Kuangyin, who later rose to become
Emperor Taizu (r. 960–976), established the dynasty. It ended with