Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Wu of Southern Qi 齊武帝

Qí Wǔdì

First attested AD 490; died AD 493

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu of Southern Qi was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Shizu	世祖

Life and dates

Death

AD 493 世祖晏駕
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 166

Attested activity

AD 493 晏駕
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 166
AD 490 永明八年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 150

Places and affiliations

Southern Qi 南齊
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 150

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 37Volume 37 Biographies 18: Dao Hui, Liu Quan, Yu Cong, Hu Xiezhi · 3 passages

永明八年，悛啓世祖曰：「南廣郡界蒙山下，有城名蒙城，可二頃地，有燒鑪四所，高一丈，廣一丈五尺。 In the eighth year of Yongming, Quan memorialized Emperor Wu: "Within Nanguang commandery, below Mount Meng, there is a settlement called Meng City on roughly two qing of land, with four smelting furnaces one zhang high and one zhang five chi wide.

上從之。 The emperor approved.

罷任，以本號還都，欲獻之，而世祖晏駕，鬱林新立，悛奉獻減少，鬱林知之，諷有司收悛付廷尉，將加誅戮。 When his term ended he returned to the capital with his former rank, intending to present the gifts, but Emperor Wu suddenly died and Emperor Yulin had just acceded; Quan scaled back his tribute, and when Yulin learned of it he hinted that officials should arrest Quan and hand him to the Court of Justice for execution.