Overview
Emperor Mo was a ruler.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Qingtai Emperor | 清泰帝 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 936 清泰三年閏月辛巳self-immolation with clan and Empress Dowager Cao 舉族與皇太后曹氏自燔 · At Yuanwu Tower 元武樓Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 212, 222
Age
- 52Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 214
Attested activity
- AD 936 清泰三年閏月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 197
Family
- Kin of Empress Dowager Cao (皇太后曹氏)empress dowager 皇太后Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 212
- Kinship Role clan members who died with him · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 212, 222
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 197
Works and attributed material
- Now the Meng clan has already proclaimed itself sovereign. Where could I go!Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 221
- When I see this creature my flesh trembles...Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 200
Events and relationships
- Bones recovered and buried at Hui MausoleumAD 937 來年三月 · Ritual · DeceasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 213
- Fled toward Heyang then returned to capitalAD 936 清泰三年閏月 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 197, 203, 205
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment brave in earlier wars, timid at the end · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 227-228
- Assessment possessed martial talent and ruler's measure but ended pitiably · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passages 223, 226
Source notes
- reigned two years in allDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 48, passage 214
References in the histories
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