Overview
Emperor Ming was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 495 三月戊申Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 90
- AD 495 丙寅Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 94
- AD 495 二年春正月Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 80, 82
- AD 495 二年春正月辛未Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 74
- AD 495 五月甲午Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 102
- AD 495 六月壬戌Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 103
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- AD 495 冬十月丁卯Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 111
- AD 495 夏四月己亥朔Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 97
- AD 495 己卯Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 79, 116
- AD 495 己未Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 91-92
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)crown prince 皇太子Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 116
Career and standing
- emperor 皇帝Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 74, 82
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 74, 82
Works and attributed material
- Edict · Author · Direct quotation
Events and relationships
- Abolished eastern fields and destroyed xingguang towerPolitical · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 114
- Completed tomb templeAD 495 五月甲午 · Ritual · PatronDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 102
- Issued amnesty edictAD 495 二年春正月辛未 · Political · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 74-76
- Ordered agricultural sericulture oversightPolitical · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 80, 83, 86
- Ordered executionsAD 495 六月壬戌 · Legal · Authority · With Xiao Shen (蕭諶), Xiao Ziming (蕭子明), Xiao Zihan (蕭子罕), Xiao Zizhen (蕭子貞)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 103
- Ordered reduction of imperial equipagePolitical · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 115
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- Proclaimed general amnesty on crown prince marriageAD 495 己卯 · Ritual · AuthorityDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 116
- Remitted taxes in raid struck provincesPolitical · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passages 92-93
- Suspended qingzhou wheat taxAD 495 丙寅 · Political · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 6, passage 94