Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Ming of Song 宋明帝

Attested AD 453 - AD 464

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Ming of Song was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 453 to AD 464 宋孝武
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 35, passages 8, 11

Career and standing

originally mediocre and dismissed 本爲庸常被免
AD 453 to AD 464 宋孝武 · Dismissed mediocre official · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Wu of Liang (梁高祖)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 11

Places and affiliations

Polity Liu Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 11

Events and relationships

Not suspected by Xiaowu
Political · Unsuspected person · With Emperor Xiaowu (孝武帝) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Wu of Liang (梁高祖)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 11

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 35Volume 35: Xiao Zike; Xiao Zifan; Xiao Zixian; Xiao Ziyun · 1 passage

又有不疑者，如宋明帝本爲庸常被免，豈疑而得全？ There were also those he did not suspect, such as Emperor Ming of Song, who had originally been a mediocre man and was dismissed from office—how could suspicion have preserved him?