Emperor (皇帝) | 24 Histories

Overview

Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1177 十七年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 36, passages 224, 226
AD 1166 大定六年正月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 36, passages 194, 197-199, 206, 213, 223
AD 1139 天眷二年五月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 36, passages 228, 230-231, 245

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)
crown prince 皇太子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 36, passages 195, 223

Kinship Role imperial clansmen within the zuxian degree and above · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 224

Career and standing

emperor 皇帝
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 194
Emperor 皇帝
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 194, 223

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 金 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 223, 228
AD 1166 大定六年正月
At Da'an Hall 大安殿 · Relation Held court at
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 223

Works and attributed material

AD 1177 十七年
Edict · Author · Paraphrased · Summary Imperial clansmen within the zuxian degree and above, even without office, rank, or fief, should have banquet seat assignments. 皇族袒免以上親，雖無官爵封邑，若與宴當有班次 · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 224
Edict reply · Author · Direct quotation · Occasion emperor's birthday 聖節 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor (皇帝)
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 203
Edict reply · Author · Direct quotation · Occasion New Year longevity 履新上壽 · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor (皇帝)
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 201-202

Events and relationships

took the imperial throne after whips and the hour announcement 升御座，鳴鞭、報時畢
Ritual · Sovereign · Ascended throne
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 194
Drank at banquet
Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 213
Granted wine and food by decree
Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 209
Had regular and new and full moon court rites detailed
AD 1139 天眷二年五月 · Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 228-229
Held audience at chen hour
AD 1139 天眷二年五月 · Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 230-231
Ordered Tang mourning grade ranks for banquet seating
AD 1177 十七年 · Administrative · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 225-226

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Raised wine
Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 206
Received health wish from guards and princes
Ritual · Addressee
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 234, 236, 240
Received health wish from Song envoys
Ritual · Addressee
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 208
Received new year congratulations and granted banquet
AD 1166 大定六年正月 · Ritual · Sovereign · At Da'an Hall 大安殿 · Participants Crown Prince (皇太子)
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 223
Received thanks for banquet
Ritual · Host
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 222
Received wine
Ritual · Recipient · With Crown Prince (皇太子)
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 197
Took seat before seal and desk procedures
Ritual · Sovereign
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 245-246

Assessments and attributes

Item imperial seal 寶 · Relation Used in audience
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 247-248
Item treasure casket 寶匣 · Relation Used in audience · At southeast corner of the hall steps 殿階上東南角
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passage 245

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 36, passages 223, 228

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History of Jin, Chapter 36Volume 36 Treatises 17: Rites 9: Ceremonies for Succesion of the Throne; Ceremonies for Receiving Honorific Titles; New Year's Day Rituals; Participation in Regular Court Assemblies; Pardoning Ceremonies; Ceremonies for Pardoning by Officials With Imperial Decree · 15 passages

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皇帝升御座，鳴鞭、報時畢，殿前班小起居，各複侍立位。 The emperor took the imperial throne; whips sounded and the hour was announced. The ranks before the hall performed the brief audience, then each official returned to his attendance station.

引皇太子升殿褥位，搢笏，捧盞盤，進酒，皇帝受置於案。 They led the crown prince up to the cushioned station on the hall; he tucked his tablet, held the cup and tray, and presented wine; the emperor received it and set it on the table.

皇太子退複褥位，轉盤與執事者，出笏，二閣使齊揖入欄子內，拜跪致詞雲：「元正啟祚，品物鹹新，恭惟皇帝陛下與天同休。」 The crown prince withdrew to the cushioned station, handed the tray to an attendant, and removed his tablet; two gate commissioners bowed together as he entered the railing enclosure; kneeling, he declared: "On New Year's Day the throne is renewed and all things are made new; we respectfully wish that Your Majesty may share Heaven's blessings."

若聖節則雲：「萬春令節，謹上壽卮，伏願皇帝陛下萬歲萬歲萬萬歲。」 On the emperor's birthday he would instead declare: "On this festive day of ten thousand springs, we respectfully present this longevity cup; we humbly wish that Your Majesty may live ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand times ten thousand years."

皇帝舉酒，殿上下侍立臣僚皆再拜。 The emperor raised his wine, and every minister attending above and below the hall bowed twice.

分引與宴官上殿，次引宋國人從至丹墀，再拜，不出班奏：「聖躬萬福。」 They separately led the banquet officials up the hall, then led the Song envoys and attendants to the red courtyard; they bowed twice and, without leaving their ranks, reported: "May Your Majesty be in boundless health."

皇帝飲，則坐宴侍立臣皆再拜。 When the emperor drank, every seated banquet official and standing attendant bowed twice.

大定六年正月，上禦大安殿，受皇太子以下百官及外國使賀，賜宴，文武五品以上侍坐者有定員，為常制。 In the first month of the sixth year of Dading, the emperor attended the Da'an Hall, received congratulations from the crown prince, the hundred officials, and foreign envoys, and granted a banquet; civil and military officials of the fifth rank and above who were seated at the banquet had fixed quotas, and this became the regular rule.

上命以此制為班次。 The emperor ordered that this regulation be used for seat assignments.

凡朔、望朝參日，百官卯時至冪次，皇帝辰刻視朝，供禦弩手、傘子直於殿門外，分兩面排立。 On new- and full-moon court attendance days, the hundred officials arrived at the screen tent at the mao hour; the emperor held audience at the chen hour; imperial crossbowmen and umbrella bearers were posted outside the hall gate and arranged in two facing rows.

司辰入殿報時畢，皇帝禦殿坐，鳴鞭。 The timekeeper entered the hall and announced the hour; the emperor ascended the hall and took his seat, and whips sounded.