Emperor Shizu (世祖) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Shizu as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ
Temple	Emperor Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ
Title	Emperor Shizu	世祖
Temple	Shizu	世祖
Temple name	Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元嘉末 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 450 · End: AD 453
Explicit event contextual date · songshu:062:s0042
Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 453
Strongly inferred · songshu:062:s0084
Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 453
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266
Source Date: Text: 大明中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 457 · End: AD 464
Explicit · songshu:056:s0188

Career and standing

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 453
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: ruled
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266

Works and attributed material

Kind: edict · Role: author · Other Person Id: Wang Wei (王微) · Quoted: true
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266, songshu:062:s0267, songshu:062:s0268
Kind: edict · Role: author · Other Person Id: Zhang Fu (張敷) · Quoted: true · Provenance: Mode: quoted-document · Speaker Person Id: Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Explicit · songshu:062:s0084, songshu:062:s0085, songshu:062:s0086

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: sovereign · Action: issued-posthumous-award-edict · Other Person Id: Wang Wei (王微)
Explicit · songshu:062:s0266, songshu:062:s0268

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: deeply mourned Wang Wei's early death · Provenance: Mode: edict · Speaker Person Id: Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Explicit · songshu:062:s0267

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 16: Xie Zhan, Kong Linzhi · 1 passage

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覬弟道存，世祖大明中，曆黃門吏部郎，臨海王子頊前軍長史、南郡太守。 Ji's younger brother Daocun, in the Daming era of Emperor Shizu, served as gentleman of the yellow gate in the ministry of personnel, chief clerk of the vanguard army of the prince of Linhai Zixu, and administrator of Nan Commandery.

Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 3 passages

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子瞻，元嘉末為世祖南中郎長史、尋陽太守，卒官。 His son Zhan, late in Yuanjia, was Chief Clerk on Shizu's Southern Center Army staff and Governor of Xunyang, and died in office.

世祖即位，詔曰：「司徒故左長史張敷，貞心簡立，幼樹風規。 When Emperor Shizu ascended the throne, an edict read: "The late Zhang Fu, former Left Chief Clerk to the Minister of Works, bore a loyal heart and plain integrity and established his moral bearing from youth.

世祖即位，詔曰：「微棲志貞深，文行惇洽，生自華宗，身安隱素，足以賁茲丘園，惇是薄俗。 When Emperor Shizu ascended the throne, an edict read: "Wei dwelt with pure and deep intent, his literary conduct sincere and harmonious; born of a great clan, he lived at ease in plain simplicity—enough to adorn these hills and gardens and enrich this shallow age.