Emperor Gong of Wei (魏恭帝)

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Gong of Wei as an aristocrat and ruler. This record brings together 11 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Gong of Wei	魏恭帝	Wei Gongdi
Title	Duke of Song	宋公
Posthumous name	Emperor Gong	恭帝
Title	Emperor Gong	恭帝
Title reference	Emperor Gong of Wei	魏恭帝
Regnal name	Emperor Gong of Wei	魏恭帝
Title	Emperor Gong of Wei	魏恭帝	Wei Gongdi
Title	Emperor Gong of Wei	魏恭帝
Title	Respectful Emperor	魏恭帝
Title	the Wei emperor	魏帝

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · suishu:054:s0122, zhoushu:004:s0006, zhoushu:024:s0035
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:003:s0006, zhoushu:017:s0058, zhoushu:043:s0200

Roles

Aristocrat
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0147
Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝三年 · Western Year: AD 556
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0006, zhoushu:003:s0010, zhoushu:004:s0006, zhoushu:017:s0058, zhoushu:024:s0035
Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝二年 · Western Year: AD 555
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0194
Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝元年 · Western Year: AD 554
Explicit · zhoushu:043:s0200
Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝在儲宮 · Western Interval: Start: c. AD 552 · End: c. AD 556
Explicit · suishu:054:s0122

Places and affiliations

Label: Western Wei / 魏 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0006

Works and attributed material

Kind: edict · Role: author · Quoted: true
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0011, zhoushu:003:s0012, zhoushu:003:s0013, zhoushu:003:s0014, zhoushu:003:s0015
Kind: investiture · Role: author · Quoted: true · Other Person Id: Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝)
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0016, zhoushu:003:s0017, zhoushu:003:s0018, zhoushu:003:s0019, zhoushu:003:s0020, zhoushu:003:s0021, zhoushu:003:s0022, zhoushu:003:s0023, zhoushu:003:s0024, zhoushu:003:s0025

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: abdicating-emperor · Action: abdicated · Other Person Id: Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝三年十二月庚子 · Western Year: AD 556
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0010
Kind: social · Role: patron · Action: took-as-companion · Other Person Id: Yuan Heng (元亨) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 亨年十二，魏恭帝在儲宮 · Western Interval: Start: c. AD 552 · End: c. AD 554
Explicit · suishu:054:s0122