Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince 皇太子

huáng tàizǐ

Attested AD 502

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Crown Prince was a Royal Family Member.

IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only

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Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

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History of the Southern Dynasties, Chapter 12Volume 12 Biographies 2: Empresses and Consorts 2 · 2 passages
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及太子定位，有司奏曰：「皇太子副貳宸極，率土咸執吏禮。既盡禮皇儲，則所生不容無敬。王侯妃主常得通信問者，及六宮三夫人雖與貴嬪同列，並應以敬皇太子之禮敬貴嬪。宋元嘉中，始興、武陵國臣並以吏敬敬王所生潘淑妃、路淑媛。貴嬪于宮臣雖非小君，其義不異，與宋泰豫朝議百官以吏敬敬帝所生，事義政同。謂宮僚施敬，宜同吏禮，詣神獸門奉箋致謁，年節稱慶，亦同如此。且儲妃作配，率由盛則，以婦踰姑，彌乖從序，謂貴嬪典章，一與太子不異。」 When the crown prince's position was fixed, the authorities memorialized: "The crown prince stands second to the throne, and all the realm performs official rites. Having paid full ritual to the heir, one cannot withhold respect from his mother. Princesses who may exchange correspondence, and the three ladies of the six palaces who share the honored consort's rank, should all observe toward her the same rites owed the crown prince. In the Yuanjia era of Song, retainers of Shixing and Wuling paid official respect to their princes' mothers, Consorts Pan and Lu. Though the honored consort is not the lesser lord to palace officials, the principle matches the Taiyu reign of Song, when officials were ordered to pay official respect to the emperor's mother. Palace staff should show respect as officials do, presenting memorials at the Divine Beast Gate and offering year-end congratulations in the same way. Moreover, the crown prince's consort is paired by grand precedent; for a daughter-in-law to outrank her mother-in-law would violate order. The honored consort's regulations should match the crown prince's in full."