Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Deposed Emperor 前廢帝

Qian Feidi

Attested AD 531 - AD 532

Passages: 9
Chapters: 5
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Deposed Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 9 passages from 5 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Deposed Emperor	前廢帝	Qian Feidi
Title	Deposed Emperor	前廢帝	Qian Feidi
Title	Deposed Emperor	廢帝	Fèidì
Title	Deposed Emperor	前廢帝
Title	Deposed Former Emperor	前廢帝	Qián Fèidì
Title	Former Deposed Emperor	前廢帝	Qian Feidi
Regnal	Former Deposed Emperor	前廢帝
Title	Former Deposed Emperor	前廢帝
Title	the former Deposed Emperor	前廢帝

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · weishu:030:s0150, weishu:081:s0161, weishu:086:s0059, weishu:111:s0211
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · weishu:110:s0068

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 前廢帝普泰元年三月 · Western Year: AD 531
Explicit · weishu:111:s0211
Source Date: Text: 前廢帝立，遷太尉公，錄尚書事。 · Western Interval: Start: AD 531 · End: AD 532
Explicit · weishu:030:s0150
Source Date: Text: 前廢帝立 · Western Interval: Start: AD 531 · End: AD 532
Explicit event contextual date · weishu:086:s0059
Source Date: Text: 前廢帝立 · Western Year: AD 531
Explicit event contextual date · weishu:110:s0068
Source Date: Text: 普泰 · Western Year: AD 531
Explicit event contextual date · weishu:081:s0159, weishu:081:s0161

References in the histories

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Book of Wei, Chapter 30Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng · 1 passage

前廢帝立，遷太尉公，錄尚書事。 When the Deposed Emperor took the throne he was made grand marshal and recorder of the Masters of Writing.

Book of Wei, Chapter 81Volume 76: Lu Tong, Zhang Lie · 3 passages

初同之為黃門也，與前廢帝俱在門下，同異其為人，素相款託。 Earlier, when Tong served in the Yellow Gate, he and the Deposed Former Emperor were both in the Gate Department; Tong admired his character and they had long been on intimate terms.

廢帝以恩舊許之，除儀同三司，餘官如故。 The Deposed Emperor granted it out of old friendship; Tong was given Yitong Third Rank, his other offices remaining unchanged.

前廢帝時，崔祖螭舉兵攻東陽城，僧晧與同。 Under the Deposed Former Emperor, when Cui Zuchi raised troops against Dongyang, Senghao joined the rebellion.

Book of Wei, Chapter 86Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi · 2 passages

前廢帝立，除安東將軍、祕書監，仍著作。 When the former Deposed Emperor was enthroned, he was made general who pacifies the east and supervisor of the secretariat while still heading compilation.

前廢帝時，兼黃門侍郎，深為尒朱世隆所信用。 Under the former Deposed Emperor he served concurrently as gentleman of the yellow gate and was deeply trusted by Erzhu Shilong.

Book of Wei, Chapter 110Volume 104: Author's Preface · 2 passages

前廢帝立，妙簡近侍，詔試收為封禪書，收下筆便就，不立草稿，文將千言，所改無幾。 When the former deposed emperor took the throne, he selected close attendants carefully and tested Shou by ordering him to compose a fengshan proclamation. Shou wrote it straight off without a draft—nearly a thousand characters, with hardly a correction.

時前廢帝殂，令收為詔，㥄乃宣言：「收普泰世出入幃幄，一日造詔，優為詞旨，然則義旗之士，盡為逆人； When the former deposed emperor died and Shou was ordered to draft the mourning edict, Lin publicly accused him: "During the Putai reign Shou moved freely in the inner court. He can turn out a polished edict in a day—so by that logic every man who raised the righteous banner becomes a rebel.

Book of Wei, Chapter 111Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 1 passage

前廢帝普泰元年三月丁亥，日月並赤赭色，天地溷濁。 In the third month of Putai 1, during the reign of the Former Deposed Emperor, on dinghai day, the sun and moon both turned ochre-red, and heaven and earth grew murky and dim.