Overview
Emperor Shizong was an emperor and Ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1161 世宗大定元年Directly stated · History of Jin 54, passage 5
- AD 1170 十年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5, 21
- AD 1162 二年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5, 7
- AD 1186 二十六年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5, 26
- AD 1167 七年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5, 9
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 金 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passage 5
Works and attributed material
- AD 1170 十年Directly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 21-25
- AD 1162 二年Edict · AuthorDated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5, 7
- AD 1186 二十六年Edict · AuthorDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 26-31
- AD 1167 七年Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 9-15
Events and relationships
- Approved Chang Dehui's memorial on selecting capable men for posts dealing with the peopleStrongly inferred · History of Jin 54, passages 16, 20
- Barred office seekers from patronizing powerful householdsAD 1161 大定元年 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · History of Jin 54, passages 5-6
- Decreed appointments from secondary eighth rank down need not be reportedAD 1161 大定元年 · Administrative · IssuerDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passage 5
- Eased demotion and county magistrate seniority requirements because of vacant officesAD 1186 二十六年 · Administrative · IssuerDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 26-31
- Ordered popular retention petitions to go to the ministry and provincial office, with verification and out of turn promotionAD 1170 十年 · Administrative · IssuerDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 24-25
- Relation Received memorial from · Person Chang Dehui (常德輝)Directly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 16, 20
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment criticized appointment abuses in which newcomers rose by attaching to court grandees while unambitious men remained at seventh rank for decades · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · History of Jin 54, passages 13-14
- Assessment criticized seniority-only advancement that blocked loyal outer-circuit officials from reaching the third rank · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · History of Jin 54, passage 11
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Jin 54, passage 5
References in the histories
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