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Emperor Wen 高祖文皇帝

Gāozǔ Wén Huángdì

Attested AD 601

Passages
10
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wen as a ruler. This record brings together 10 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesRuler
Found inBook of Sui

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Wen 高祖文皇帝 Gāozǔ Wén Huángdì
Title Emperor Wen 文皇帝 Wén Huángdì
Posthumous Emperor Wen 文皇帝 Wén Huángdì
Temple High Ancestor 高祖 Gāozǔ

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 仁壽初 · Western Year: AD 601
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0012

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Sui · Relation: associated-with
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0012

Works and attributed material

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Sui, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 24: Three Sons of Emperor Yang · 10 passages