The Legend Of The Song Dynasty: Zhao Kuang Yin(2015)

The Legend of the Song Dynasty: Zhao Kuang Yin is a historical drama following the rise of China's founding Song emperor. From 960 onward, Zhao Kuangyin conquers the fragmented southern states—Southern Tang, Later Shu, Southern Han, and Jingnan—reunifying most of China and ending the chaotic Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. His reign transforms a war-torn nation into a consolidated empire. Yet his legacy is shadowed by suspicion: upon his death, his younger brother Emperor Taizong assumes the throne, with whispers that murder secured the succession. The series traces Kuangyin's military campaigns, political cunning, and the personal cost of empire-building during one of history's most pivotal transitions.