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Which city served as the Song capital under the Taizu emperor?
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The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Under the reign of the Taizu emperor, the Song dynasty established its capital in Kaifeng.12
When the Taizu emperor founded the dynasty in 960, he designated Kaifeng as the capital, where it served as a major commercial and industrial center throughout the Northern Song period.13