Five Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Gaozu 高祖

Gaozu

First attested AD 936; died AD 942

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Gaozu was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	Sagely, Cultured, Martial, and Virtuously Bright Filial Emperor	聖文章武明德孝皇帝

Life and dates

Death

AD 942 高祖...今年八月喪終畢
three-year mourning completed in Kaiyun 1 eighth month implies death about Tianfu 7 / AD 942
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 11

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 942 天福
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 11

Family

Ancestor of Emperor Shao (少帝)
Gaozu (imperial ancestor) 高祖 · paternal line
Gaozu 高祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 11

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 11

Events and relationships

Mourning completion and he sacrifice planned
AD 944 開運元年八月喪終畢 · Ritual · Honoree · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 83, passage 11

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 83Volume 83 Book of Later Jin 9: Emperor Shao 3 · 1 passage

禮官奏：「天子三年喪畢，祫享於太廟，高祖聖文章武明德孝皇帝今年八月喪終畢，合以十月行大祫之禮，冬季祠祭，改薦為祫。」 The ritual officials reported: "When the Son of Heaven completes three years of mourning, he offers the he sacrifice in the Grand Temple. Mourning for Emperor Gaozu, the Sagely, Cultured, Martial, and Virtuously Bright Filial Emperor, ends this eighth month; the great he rite should be held in the tenth month, and the winter seasonal sacrifices should be changed from jian to he."