Emperor Shizu (世祖) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Shizu as a ruler. This record brings together 19 passages from 1 chapter 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
Title	Emperor Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ
Temple name	Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0002

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大寶 · Western Year: AD 550
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0169, liangshu:044:s0170
Source Date: Text: 太清 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0147

Family

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Sibling of Heir Apparent Taizong (太宗)
Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: uncertain
Spouse of Lady Xu (徐妃)
Kinship Term: consort / 妃 · Parentage: biological · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
Parent of Fangdeng (方等)
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1
Spouse of Lady Wang (王夫人)
Kinship Term: lady / 夫人 · Parentage: biological · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband
Parent of Xiao Fangzhu (蕭方諸)
Kinship Term: second son / 第二子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 2
Child of Founding Emperor Gaozu (高祖)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Parent of Xiao Yuanliang (元良)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Parent of Emperor Jing (敬皇帝)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Spouse of Lady Xia the Worthy (夏賢妃)
Kinship Term: worthy consort / 賢妃 · Parentage: biological · Union Category: secondary-marriage · Subject Role: consort · Object Role: husband

Places and affiliations

Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: belonged-to
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0001

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Xiao Fangzhu (蕭方諸) · Quoted: true
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0169

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: posted-consort-misconduct · Other Person Id: Lady Xu (徐妃)
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0155

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: did not grieve at Fang Deng death · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0162
Assessment: sons opened territories but mostly died untimely after capture by bandits · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0179, liangshu:044:s0180