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Da Chu

1127 CE – 1127 CE · capital Kaifeng

A puppet state set up by the Jurchen at Kaifeng in 1127 under the former Song chancellor Zhang Bangchang, which lasted only about a month.

Origins

After the Jin dynasty (1115-1234) captured Kaifeng and deported the Song emperors Huizong and Qinzong in the Jingkang incident of 1127, the Jurchen wished to leave a friendly regime behind. They forced Zhang Bangchang, a Song chief minister, to accept the throne as emperor of Chu.

Rule and society

Zhang Bangchang accepted reluctantly and did not behave as a full emperor, avoiding the throne hall and imperial forms of address. His regime existed only as long as Jurchen troops remained in Kaifeng.

Decline and legacy

When the Jurchen withdrew north, Zhang stepped down after about thirty-three days, invited the deposed Empress Meng to act as regent and supported Zhao Gou, who became the first emperor of Southern Song. Zhang was soon ordered to commit suicide for having accepted the throne.

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APA
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