The Northern and Southern Dynasties were a divided dynasty in China, which was divided into the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty. The Southern Dynasties were followed by Liu Song, Xiao Qi, Xiao Liang and Chen Nan. The Northern Dynasties were Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou.

Born in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Tang's imperial clan compiled the orthodox Book of Jin in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Sima Guang's Zi Tong Zhi Jian regards the Southern Dynasties as orthodox.

As a continuation of the Han regime and the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the royal family in the Southern Dynasties was mainly the gentry or the sub-gentry, because after the end of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, most of the military posts were held by the gentry or the sub-gentry. Thanks to the efforts of the rulers, the rule of Yuanjia and the rule of Yongming emerged, and the national strength was rich and strong.

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Song dynasty is the oldest of the four dynasties, which lasted for 60 years.

Emperor Wu of Song Wudi was originally a general of the northern government army in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and he took control of the imperial court after the rebellion in Huan Xuan. In order to gain prestige, he usurped Jin and made two northern expeditions to recover Shandong, Henan and Guanzhong areas (which were occupied by Xia after Guanzhong).

Later, Emperor Wu of Song killed Emperor Jin 'an and changed it. Two years later (420), he took the title of Song Dynasty and changed it to Yuan Yongchu, who died in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In 439, after the Northern Wei Dynasty unified the North, Fang confronted Fang.

Song Wudi was born in the army. He was determined and thrifty. After he proclaimed himself emperor, he still practiced frugality, and his political style was good for some time [22]? . But he doesn't seem to attach importance to royal education, so that the inhumanity he entrusted has caused great changes.

He realized that the clan was powerful at that time and the authority of the monarch was transferred, so he reused the Han clan to master the secrets in the political affairs and entrusted the military power to the imperial clan. The imperial clan mastered military power and administrative areas, so it deliberately usurped the throne, so there were many tragedies between the emperor and the imperial clan.

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