Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor of Liu Song

Emperor Ming 明帝

Mingdi

Attested AD 474 - AD 476

Passages
7
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Ming as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Ming 明帝 Mingdi
Title Emperor Ming 明帝 Mingdi
Temple name Taizong 太宗 Taizong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Spouse of Lady Chen Zhaohua (陳昭華)
    Kinship Term: bright consort / 昭華 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Parent of Emperor Shun of Liu Song (順帝)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Prince Zan of Wuling (武陵王贊)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Prince Zhijing (智井)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Prince Xie of Jinxi (晉熙王燮)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Deposed Emperor of Liu Song (後廢帝)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Fourth Prince (第四皇子)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Prince Fa-liang (法良)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Prince Ji of Jiangxia (江夏王躋)
    Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Consort Chen (陳貴妃)
    Kinship Term: honored consort / 貴妃 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Xu Jieyu (徐婕妤)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Jieyu rank / 婕妤 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Xu Liangren (徐良人)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Liangren rank / 良人 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Quan (泉美人)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Meiren rank / 美人 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Du (杜脩華)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Xiuhua rank / 脩華 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Zheng (鄭脩容)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Xiurong rank / 脩容 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Spouse of Lady Xie (謝脩儀)
    Kinship Term: lady of the Xiuyi rank / 脩儀 · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: consort
  • Parent of Prince Hui of Suiyang (隨陽王翽)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 10
  • Parent of Prince Song of Xinxing (新興王嵩)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 11
  • Parent of Prince Xi of Shijian (始建王禧)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 12
  • Parent of Prince You of Shao-ling (友)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 7

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: His line rested on an adopted succession not born of himself; sparse branches could not shelter the root. · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · songshu:090:s0018

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 90Volume 90 Biographies 50: Ming Siwang · 7 passages