Overview
The translated histories identify Chen Bozong as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 17 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Chen Bozong | 陳伯宗 | Chen Bozong |
| Given name | Bozong | 伯宗 | Bozong |
| Courtesy name | Bozong | 伯宗 | Bozong |
| Personal name | Chen Bozong | 陳伯宗 | Chen Bozong |
| Title | Crown Prince | 皇太子 | |
| Title | Deposed Emperor | 廢帝 | |
| Courtesy name | Fengye | 奉業 | Fengye |
| Title | Heir of the Prince of Linchuan | 臨川王世子 | |
| Title | Prince of Linhai | 臨海郡王 | |
| Title | Prince of Linhai | 臨海王 | |
| Title | the Deposed Emperor | 廢帝 | |
| Childhood name | Yaowang | 藥王 | Yaowang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:004:s0003
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · chenshu:007:s0034, chenshu:029:s0096
Roles
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Birth
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 梁承聖三年五月庚寅 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · chenshu:004:s0004
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建二年四月 · Western Year: AD 570 · Age: Value: 19 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · chenshu:004:s0124
Age
- Value: 19 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建二年四月 · Western Year: AD 570Explicit · chenshu:004:s0124
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光大二年 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 568Explicit event contextual date · chenshu:007:s0035
- Source Date: Text: 光大二年十一月甲寅 · Western Year: AD 568Explicit · chenshu:004:s0087, chenshu:004:s0114
- Source Date: Text: 光大元年 · Western Year: AD 567Explicit · chenshu:004:s0031, chenshu:004:s0037
- Source Date: Text: 天康元年四月癸酉 · Western Year: AD 566Explicit · chenshu:004:s0008
- Source Date: Text: 太建二年四月 · Western Year: AD 570Explicit · chenshu:004:s0124
- Source Date: Text: 廢帝即位 · Western Year: AD 567Explicit · chenshu:007:s0034
- Source Date: Text: 廢帝沖昧 · Western Interval: Start: AD 566 · End: AD 568Explicit · chenshu:029:s0096
- Source Date: Text: 梁承聖三年五月庚寅 · Western Year: AD 554Explicit · chenshu:004:s0004
- Source Date: Text: 永定三年八月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · chenshu:004:s0006
- Source Date: Text: 永定二年二月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 558Explicit · chenshu:004:s0005
Family
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- Kin of Chen Xu (陳頊)Kinship Term: paternal uncle / 叔父 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: paternal uncle / 叔 · Line: paternal · Generation Distance: 1 - Kin of Dowager Empress Cixun (慈訓太后)Kinship Term: grand empress dowager / 太皇太后 · Generation Distance: 2
- Sibling of Chen Bogu (陳伯固)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
- Sibling of Chen Boshan (陳伯山)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
- Sibling of Chen Bomao (陳伯茂)Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
- Spouse of Lady Wang (王氏)Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Union Category: marriage - Child of Emperor Wen (世祖)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Parentage: biological
Kinship Term: legitimate eldest son / 嫡長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1 - Parent of Chen Zhize (陳至澤)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological - Sibling of Chen Bomou (陳伯謀)Kinship Term: imperial younger brother / 皇弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder
- Sibling of Chen Bozhi (陳伯智)Kinship Term: imperial younger brother / 皇弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder
- Spouse of Empress Wang (王皇后)Kinship Term: made empress / 立为皇后 · Union Category: marriage
- Child of Empress Dowager (皇太后)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Title: Crown Prince / 皇太子 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永定三年八月庚戌 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · chenshu:004:s0006
- Title: Heir of the Prince of Linchuan / 臨川王世子 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永定二年二月戊辰 · Western Year: AD 558Explicit · chenshu:004:s0005
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年四月癸酉 · Western Year: AD 566 · Place: Hall before the Supreme Ultimate / 太極前殿Explicit · chenshu:004:s0008
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光大二年十一月甲寅 · Western Year: AD 568 · To Title: Prince of Linhai / 臨海郡王
Places and affiliations
- Label: Chen / 陳 · Relation: ruledExplicit · chenshu:004:s0008
- Polity: Chen / 陳 · Relation: associated-withExplicit · chenshu:007:s0034
- Place: Yongfu Province / 永福省 · Relation: resided-at · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永定三年後 · Western Year: AD 559Explicit · chenshu:004:s0007
Works and attributed material
- Kind: edict · Role: author · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光大元年九月乙巳 · Western Year: AD 567
- Kind: edict · Role: author · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光大元年正月乙亥 · Western Year: AD 567
- Kind: edict · Role: author · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年四月癸酉 · Western Year: AD 566
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · chenshu:007:s0058
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: subject · Action: demoted-and-relocated · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光大二年十一月甲寅 · Western Year: AD 568Explicit · chenshu:004:s0123
- Kind: ritual · Role: officiant · Action: sacrificed · Place: southern suburb / 南郊 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光大元年正月辛卯 · Western Year: AD 567Explicit · chenshu:004:s0040
- Kind: ritual · Role: officiant · Action: sacrificed · Place: ancestral temple / 太廟 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天康元年冬十月庚申 · Western Year: AD 566Explicit · chenshu:004:s0028
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: 仁厚儒弱 · Assessment En: benevolent, mild, and Confucian-weak · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:004:s0128
- Assessment: 仁弱無人君之器 · Assessment En: mild, feeble, lacking a ruler's capacity · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:004:s0125
- Assessment: 無令問、騁凶淫 · Assessment En: no fair reputation as heir; cruelty and debauchery on the throne · Provenance: Mode: named-speech · Speaker Person Id: Dowager Empress Cixun (慈訓太后)Explicit · chenshu:004:s0092
Source notes
- Field: accession-as-heir-date · Statement: 八月庚戌 vs 九月辛酉 in Annals of Emperor Wen · Witness Work: Annals of Emperor Wen / 世祖紀
References in the histories
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