Song, Liao, and Jin · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince of Emperor Shizong 皇太子

Attested AD 1169 - AD 1173

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince of Emperor Shizong was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1169 大定九年十一月庚申
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 39, passage 168
AD 1173 十三年四月乙亥
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 39, passages 170-171

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Shizong (世宗)
crown prince 皇太子
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 39, passages 168, 170

Origins and identity

Ethnicity Jurchen 女直
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 39, passages 170-171

Career and standing

Held
Crown prince
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passages 168, 170

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 金 · Relation Member of imperial house
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 168

Events and relationships

Birthday banquet
AD 1169 大定九年十一月庚申 · Ritual · Honorand · With Emperor Shizong (世宗) · At Eastern Palace 東宮
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 168
Instructed in Jurchen heritage
AD 1173 十三年四月乙亥 · Personal · Addressee · With Emperor Shizong (世宗)
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passages 170-171

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 168

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 20: Music 1: Formal Music, Court Music, Wind Instrument Music, Our Own Court Music · 2 passages

世宗大定九年十一月庚申，皇太子生日，上宴於東宮，命奏新聲，謂大臣曰：「朕制此曲，名《君臣樂》，今天下無事，與卿等共之，不亦樂乎？」 On a gengshen day in the eleventh month of the ninth year of Dading, Emperor Shizong held a banquet at the Eastern Palace for the crown prince's birthday and ordered new music performed. He told his ministers: "I composed this piece, called 'Joy of Ruler and Subject.' The realm is at peace — to share it with you, what could be more joyful?"

十三年四月乙亥，上禦睿思殿，命歌者歌女直詞，顧謂皇太子曰：「朕思先朝所行之事，未嘗暫忘，故時聽此詞，亦欲令汝輩知女直醇質之風。 On a yihai day in the fourth month of the thirteenth year, the emperor attended the Ruisi Hall and ordered singers to perform Jurchen lyrics. Turning to the crown prince, he said: "I never forget, even for a moment, what the former court did; I listen to these songs often so that you too may know the plain and unadorned spirit of our Jurchen forebears.