Editing Emperor Qinzong (section)

=== Life in the Jin Dynasty ===
Emperor Qinzong and his father were demoted to the status of commoners on 20 March 1127 and deported to [[Huining Prefecture]], the Jin capital, on 13 May 1127. In 1128, the two former Song emperors were forced to wear mourning dresses and pay homage to the ancestors of the Jin Emperors at their ancestral temple in Huining Prefecture.{{sfn|Tao|1976|p=32}}{{sfn|Franke|Twitchett|1994|pp=233-234}} Furthermore, the Jurchen ruler, [[Emperor Taizong of Jin|Emperor Taizong]], gave the two former Song emperors contemptuous titles to humiliate them: Emperor Qinzong was called "Marquis Chonghun" (重昏侯; literally "Doubly Muddle-headed Marquis") while Emperor Huizong was called "Duke Hunde" (昏德公; literally "Muddle-headed Duke").{{sfn|Franke|Twitchett|1994|pp=233-234}}

In 1141, as the Jin Empire normalised relations with the (Southern) Song Empire, the Jurchens renamed Emperor Qinzong's title to the more neutral-sounding "Duke of [[Tianshui Commandery]]" ({{lang|zh|天水郡公}}), which is based on a [[Commandery (China)|commandery]] located in the upper reaches of the [[Wei River]]. A few months later, the former emperor started receiving a stipend due to his nobility status. He lived the rest of his life as a captive in the Jin Empire, which used him as a hostage to put pressure on the Song Empire.{{sfn|Franke|Twitchett|1994|pp=233-234}}

In 1142, [[Emperor Gaozong of Song|Emperor Gaozong]] signed the [[Treaty of Shaoxing]] which made peace with the Jin Dynasty. This destroyed Qinzong's chance of returning.

In 1156, in an act of humiliation, the Jin Emperor who at the time was the [[Wanyan Liang|Prince of Hailing]] ordered him and the former Emperor Tianzuo of Liao to compete in a match of [[polo]]. Emperor Qinzong was weak and frail, thus quickly fell off the horse. [[Emperor Tianzuo of Liao|Emperor Tianzuo]] himself despite being very old, was more familiar to horse riding, tried to escape but was shot to death by Jurchen archers.

Emperor Qinzong died as a sick and broken man in 1161 having spent two-thirds of his life in the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin Dynasty]].{{sfn|Mote|1999|p=291}} He was 61. His [[temple name]] means "Venerate Ancestor".