Song Taizu is famous for 'giving up military power over cups of wine.'
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Zhao Kuangyin was a general of the Later Zhou who was proclaimed emperor in the 960 Chenqiao Mutiny (陈桥兵变) and unified most of China under the Song. He is best remembered for 杯酒释兵权 - persuading his top generals at a banquet to hand over their military commands in exchange for wealth and titles, preventing the military coups that had plagued the Five Dynasties.
