Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Emperor Xiaozong was the eleventh emperor of the Song Dynasty of China, and the second emperor of the Southern Song. His personal name was Zhao Shen. He reigned from 1162 to 1189. His temple name means "Filial Ancestor". Xiaozong was the 7th generation descendant of Emperor Taizu, the founder of the Song Dynasty. He was found after Emperor Gaozong lost his only child and heir and thus ordered the administration to look for all the descendants of the imperial family all across southern China. Xiaozong was the second son of Zhao Zicheng, known posthumously as Prince Xiu Anxi, who was a sixth cousin of emperors Gaozong and Qinzong. Zhao Zicheng was the son of Zhao Linghua, known posthumously as Duke of Qing, who was a fifth cousin of emperors Huizong and Zhezong.