Emperor Taizu of Zhou (周太祖)

Overview

Emperor Taizu of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 953 周廣順三年正月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 35

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 35

Events and relationships

Permitted ordination and bestowed honors
AD 953 周廣順三年正月 · Ritual · Grantor · With Lady Huo (霍氏)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 95, passage 35

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 95Volume 95 Book of Later Jin 21: Biographies 10: Huang Fuyu, Wang Qing, Liang Hanzhang, Bai Fengjin, Lu Shunmi, Zhou Huan, Shen Yun, Wu Luan, Di Zhang, Cheng Fuyun, Guo Lin · 1 passage

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周廣順三年正月，遇妻宋國夫人霍氏上言，請度為尼，周太祖許之，仍賜紫衣，號貞範大師，法名惠圓，又賜夏臘十。 In the first month of the third year of Guangshun under the Zhou, Huang Fuyu's wife, Lady Huo of the State of Song, petitioned to be ordained as a nun. Emperor Taizu of Zhou granted it, bestowed purple robes upon her, gave her the title Great Master of Chaste Exemplar and the religious name Huiyuan, and granted ten years of monastic seniority as well.