Five Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Mingzong 明宗

Mingzong

Attested AD 926 - AD 930

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Mingzong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 to AD 930 明宗即位至長興初
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passages 60, 64

Career and standing

AD 926 明宗即位
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 60

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 60

Events and relationships

Returned from Bian to Luoyang
Travel · Ruler
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 63
Sent a palace envoy with 200,000 cash and 100 sheep
Personal · Patron · With Zheng Jue (鄭玨)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 58, passage 63

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 58Volume 58 Book of Later Tang 34: Biographies 10: Zhao Guangfeng, Zheng Jue, Cui Xie, Li Qi, Xiao Qing · 3 passages

明宗即位，任圜自蜀至，安重誨不欲圜獨拜宰輔，共議朝望一人共之。 When Emperor Mingzong took the throne, Ren Yuan arrived from Shu. An Chonghui did not want Yuan to serve as chief minister alone and the court discussed appointing another eminent figure to share the post.

有頃，玨以老病耳疾，不任中書事，四上章請，明宗惜之，久而方允，乃授開府儀同三司，行尚書左僕射致仕，仍賜鄭州莊一區。 Before long Jue, citing old age, illness, and deafness, declared himself unfit for Secretariat duties and submitted four memorials asking to retire. Emperor Mingzong was reluctant but eventually consented, granting him the title kaifu yitong sansi and acting left vice director in retirement, together with an estate in Zheng Prefecture.

明宗自汴還洛陽，遣中使撫問，賜錢二十萬，食羊百口。 When Emperor Mingzong returned from Bian to Luoyang, he sent a palace envoy to inquire after Jue's health and granted him two hundred thousand in cash and a hundred sheep.