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13-692: Da Chu was a short-lived Chinese dynasty in 1127 ruled by Zhang Bangchang (1081–1127), a puppet emperor enthroned with the support of the Jurchen -led Jin dynasty . The dynasty was abolished scarcely a month after its formation. By 1127, the Jin dynasty had conquered northern China in the Jin–Song wars and captured the Northern Song capital of Kaifeng in the Jingkang Incident , but they lacked

26-518: The Jurchens , but Qinzong removed Li Gang from his appointment in the hope of starting peace talks with the Jurchens and sent his younger brother Zhao Gou to negotiate. The negotiation worked but not before Zhao Gou was taken hostage, ransomed, and released. Despite this, the Jurchens renewed their war again due to Emperor Qinzong's decisions. Since Emperor Qinzong sent his generals to other parts of

39-559: The Song, and armed volunteers organized militias opposed to the Jurchen military presence. The insurgency hampered the ability of the Jin to exert control over the north. The Da Chu was abolished when Zhang and Empress Dowager Yuanyou agreed to recognize Emperor Gaozong as the new ruler of the revived Southern Song. Zhang submitted to Gaozong, but was sentenced to death by being coerced into suicide on November 1, 1127. Gaozong ordered

52-540: The Song. The invasion was hampered by the ongoing insurgency by Song loyalists in northern China. Zhang Bangchang Before he became a puppet ruler, he was a prime minister serving the Song dynasty . The Jin leadership had not expected or desired the fall of the Song dynasty. Their intention was to weaken the Song in order to demand more tribute, and they were unprepared for the magnitude of their victory. The Jurchens were preoccupied with strengthening their rule over

65-477: The areas once controlled by Liao. Instead of continuing their invasion of the Song, an empire with a military that outnumbered their own, they adopted the strategy of "using Chinese to control the Chinese". The Jin hoped a proxy state would be capable of administering Northern China and collecting the annual indemnity without requiring Jurchen interventions to quell Anti-Jin uprisings. Instead of directly annexing

78-591: The capital of Chu. The support of Empress Dowager Yuanyou , who was dismissed as empress by her former spouse Emperor Zhezong , was enlisted to bolster the legitimacy of the puppet government. Unfortunately, Da Chu did not deter the resistance in Northern China, but the insurgents were motivated by their anger towards the Jurchens' looting rather than by a sense of loyalty towards the inept Song court. A number of Song commanders, stationed in towns scattered across northern China, retained their allegiance to

91-440: The capital of Chu. The support of Empress Dowager Yuanyou , who was dismissed as Empress by her former spouse Emperor Zhezong , was enlisted to bolster the legitimacy of the puppet government. Meanwhile, a Song prince had escaped the capture of Kaifeng. He was enthroned Emperor Gaozong . The dynasty ended when Zhang agreed to recognize Emperor Gaozong as the new ruler of the revived Southern Song. Zhang submitted to Gaozong, but

104-491: The conquered Song territories, the Jin dynasty formed the buffer state of Chu in 1127. Zhang, a former prime minister of the Song dynasty , was installed as emperor of the new dynasty. He refused to wear the formal clothing of the emperor outside of his encounters with Jin officials. The offer of enthronement was too attractive for Zhang to resist, but he had reservations about his new role. Jiankang, modern Nanjing , became

117-538: The country, Li Gang himself included, he was not captured during the Jingkang Incident but Emperor Qinzong was captured. Zhao Gou later became Emperor Gaozong in June 1127. Li Gang became Emperor Gaozong's chancellor and was responsible for pressuring him to execute Zhang Bangchang because Li Gang opposed diplomatic action with the Jurchens. When one of Li Gang's guerrilla forces, the Red Scarf Army, scored

130-598: The execution under pressure from Li Gang , his chief councilor, who opposed diplomatic reconciliation with the Jin and wanted Zhang executed for collaborating with the Jurchen government. The elimination of Zhang and the Chu buffer state infringed on the treaty that the Jin and Song had negotiated. The Jin then recommenced their war with the Song. The invasion was hampered by the ongoing insurgency by Song loyalists in Northern China. Li Gang (Song dynasty) Li Gang ( Chinese : 李綱 ; pinyin : Lǐ Gāng ; 1083–1140)

143-481: The resources to administer the newly acquired territories. Instead of directly annexing it, they formed the buffer state of Chu in 1127. Zhang, a former prime minister of the Song dynasty , was installed emperor of the new dynasty. He refused to wear the formal clothing of the emperor outside of his encounters with Jin officials. The offer of enthronement was too attractive for Zhang to resist, but he had reservations about his new role. Jiankang, modern Nanjing , became

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156-532: Was a politician serving during the transition from the Northern Song to the Southern Song dynasty in the 1130s. He served as Grand Chancellor of Northern Song at its fall in 1127. He was also a general. He claimed to be descended from Emperor Ai of Tang , the last Emperor of Tang through a son named Li Xizhao (李熙照). In 1127, Emperor Qinzong appointed the Li Gang to lead the Song military to fend off

169-411: Was sentenced to death by being coerced into suicide. Gaozong ordered the execution under pressure from Li Gang, his chief councilor, who opposed diplomatic reconciliation with the Jin and wanted Zhang executed for collaborating with the Jurchen government. The elimination of Zhang and the Chu buffer state infringed on the treaty that the Jin and Song had negotiated. The Jin then recommenced their war with

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