Chen Bozong 陳伯宗

Other names

Family

• Kin of Chen Xu (陳頊)
  paternal uncle 叔 · paternal line
  paternal uncle 叔父 · paternal line
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passages 15, 118
• Kin of Dowager Empress Cixun (慈訓太后)
  grand empress dowager 太皇太后 · 2 generations
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passage 14
• Sibling of Chen Bogu (陳伯固)
  brother 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passages 3, 50
• Sibling of Chen Boshan (陳伯山)
  brother 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passages 3, 19
• Sibling of Chen Bomao (陳伯茂)
  brother 兄弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passages 3, 18
• Spouse of Lady Wang (王氏)
  consort 妃
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 27
• Child of Emperor Wen (世祖)
  legitimate eldest son 嫡長子
  father 父
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Chen 4, passage 3; Book of Chen 29, passage 96
• Parent of Chen Zhize (陳至澤)
  father 父
  imperial son 皇子
  Sources vary in certainty · Book of Chen 7, passage 79; Book of Chen 4, passage 51
• Sibling of Chen Bomou (陳伯謀)
  imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 79
• Sibling of Chen Bozhi (陳伯智)
  imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Paternal half siblings
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 79
• Spouse of Empress Wang (王皇后)
  made empress 立为皇后
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 76
• Child of Empress Dowager (皇太后)
  mother 母
  Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 4, passages 3, 14

Career and standing

• Crown Prince 皇太子
  AD 559 永定三年八月庚戌 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 6
• Heir of the Prince of Linchuan 臨川王世子
  AD 558 永定二年二月戊辰 · Appointed
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 5
• Ascended
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 22, passage 29
• Took the throne
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 138
• AD 566 天康元年四月癸酉
  At Hall before the Supreme Ultimate 太極前殿
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 8
• AD 566 廢帝即位
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 28; Book of Chen 12, passage 73

Places and affiliations

• Chen 陳
  Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 8
• Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Associated with
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 34
• Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 138; Book of Chen 22, passage 29
• Polity Chen · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 10, passage 72
• AD 559 永定三年後
  At Yongfu Province 永福省 · Relation Resided at
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 7

Works and attributed material

• AD 567 光大元年九月乙巳
  Edict · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passages 52-54
• AD 567 光大元年正月乙亥
  Edict · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passages 32-38
• AD 566 天康元年四月癸酉
  Edict · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passages 8-10
• Speech · Speaker
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 7, passage 58

Events and relationships

• Demoted and relocated
  AD 568 光大二年十一月甲寅 · Political · Subject
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 123
• Sacrificed
  AD 567 光大元年正月辛卯 · Ritual · Officiant · At southern suburb 南郊
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 40
• Sacrificed
  AD 566 天康元年冬十月庚申 · Ritual · Officiant · At ancestral temple 太廟
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 28

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment 仁厚儒弱 · Assessment En benevolent, mild, and Confucian-weak · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 128
• Assessment 仁弱無人君之器 · Assessment En mild, feeble, lacking a ruler's capacity · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 125
• Assessment 無令問、騁凶淫 · Assessment En no fair reputation as heir; cruelty and debauchery on the throne · Mode named-speech Speaker Dowager Empress Cixun (慈訓太后)
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passage 92

Source notes

• 八月庚戌 vs 九月辛酉 in Annals of Emperor Wen
  Field accession-as-heir-date · Witness Work Annals of Emperor Wen 世祖紀
  Directly stated · Book of Chen 4, passages 131-133