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Emperor Suzong 肅宗

Suzong

First attested AD 756; died AD 762

Passages: 10
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Suzong was an emperor.

Life and dates

Death

AD 762 肅宗晏駕
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 65

Attested activity

AD 756 玄宗崩，肅宗詔
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 51
AD 762 肅宗時疾彌留
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 64-65

Career and standing

Lingering near death
AD 762 肅宗時疾彌留 · Ill
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 51, 64

Events and relationships

Read memorial and granted refusal
AD 762 肅宗時疾彌留 · Political · Reader · With Miao Jingqing (苗晉卿)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 64
ordered to serve as mourning regent 詔晉卿攝冢宰
Relation Ordered · Person Miao Jingqing (苗晉卿)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 51

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 51

References in the histories

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 117Volume 113 Biographies 63: Miao Jingqing, Pei Mian, Pei Zunqing · 10 passages

玄宗崩，肅宗詔晉卿攝冢宰。 When Emperor Xuanzong died, Emperor Suzong ordered Jingqing to serve as regent during the mourning period.

陛下若行古之道，居喪不言，蒼生何依，百事皆廢。 If Your Majesty were to follow the ancient way, remain in mourning, and hold your tongue, what would become of the people? Every affair of state would come to a halt.

陛下遵太宗故事，則無冢宰； If Your Majesty follows Emperor Taizong's precedent, no regent is needed;

遵大行皇帝遺詔，便合聽朝。 if Your Majesty follows the late emperor's testamentary edict, you should take the throne at once.

伏惟陛下知理國之重，順人心之切，以義斷恩，從宜無改。 I beg Your Majesty to recognize how heavy is the burden of governing the realm, how urgent the people's need, and to let duty override private grief—to do what the occasion requires and not waver.

陛下發哀已五日矣，願準遺詔聽政，則四夷萬國，無任悲幸。」 Your Majesty has already mourned for five days. I pray that you will follow the testamentary edict and take up governance—then the four quarters and all nations will know both grief and boundless relief.'

肅宗時疾彌留，覽表殞絕，乃許。 Suzong was then gravely ill. When he read the memorial he was overcome with emotion, but he granted the request.

數日，肅宗晏駕，代宗踐祚，又詔晉卿攝冢宰。 Within days Emperor Suzong died. When Emperor Daizong took the throne he again ordered Jingqing to serve as regent.

昨二十日，陛下於大行皇帝柩前即位，是承先帝遺顧之言，亦前代不易之典。 Only twenty days ago Your Majesty took the throne before the late emperor's coffin—fulfilling his final charge and following an immemorial precedent.

大歷七年，令配享肅宗廟庭。 In Dali 7 (772) he was ordered to share sacrifices in Suzong's temple.