Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Chen Bozong 陳伯宗

AD 554 - AD 570

Passages
17
Chapters
3
Histories
1

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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
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

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 554
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0004

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建二年四月 · Western Year: AD 570 · Age: Value: 19 · Reckoning: sui
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0124

Age

  • Value: 19 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太建二年四月 · Western Year: AD 570
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0124

Attested activity

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 559
    Explicit · 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 558
    Explicit · 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: ruled
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0008
  • Polity: Chen / 陳 · Relation: associated-with
    Explicit · 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 559
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0007

Works and attributed material

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 568
    Explicit · 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 567
    Explicit · 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 566
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0028

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: 仁厚儒弱 · Assessment En: benevolent, mild, and Confucian-weak · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · chenshu:004:s0128
  • Assessment: 仁弱無人君之器 · Assessment En: mild, feeble, lacking a ruler's capacity · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · 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

References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 4Volume 4: Emperor Fei · 9 passages
Book of Chen, Chapter 7Volume 7: Empresses and Consorts · 7 passages
Book of Chen, Chapter 29Volume 29: Zong Yuanrao; Sima Shen; Mao Xi; Cai Zheng · 1 passage