Five Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Taizong 太宗

Taizong

Attested AD 927 - AD 953

Passages
7
Chapters
3
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Taizong as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 7 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Taizong 太宗 Taizong
Title Emperor Sisheng 嗣聖皇帝
Temple Emperor Taizong 太宗皇帝 Taizong
Temple Emperor Taizong 太宗 Taizong
Title Emperor Taizong the Filial Martial, Bountiful and Cultured 太宗孝武惠文皇帝
Temple Taizong 太宗
Temple Taizong 太宗 Tàizōng
Title the late emperor 先帝
Posthumous Xiaowu Huiwen 孝武惠文 Xiàowǔ Huìwén

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 應曆3年 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 3 · Western Year: AD 953
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:006:s0055
  • Source Date: Text: 太宗孝武惠文皇帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 927 · End: AD 947
    Strongly inferred · liaoshi:066:s0433
  • Source Date: Text: 會同二年 · Western Year: AD 939
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:006:s0004
  • Source Date: Text: 遼太宗朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 927 · End: AD 947
    Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:116:s0005

Family

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  • Ancestor of Dilie (敵烈)
    Kinship Term: descended from / 係出 · Line: paternal
  • Ancestor of Wage (蛙哥)
    Kinship Term: descended from / 係出 · Line: paternal
  • Parent of Emperor Muzong (穆宗)
    Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1 · Line: paternal
  • Spouse of Empress Jing'an (靖安皇后)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: active
  • Parent of Dilie (敵烈)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Origins and identity

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

  • Work: Sacred Virtue and Divine Merit stele / 聖德神功碑 · Relation: honoree
    Explicit · liaoshi:006:s0055

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Muzong 1 · 5 passages
History of Liao, Chapter 66Volume 66 Tables 4: Imperial Family · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 116Volume 116: Explanation of State Language · 1 passage