Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Wu of Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 16 passages from 8 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Wu of Zhou | 周武帝 | Zhou Wudi |
| Temple name | Emperor Gaozu | 高祖 | Gaozu |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | |
| Title | Emperor Wu | 周武 | |
| Title | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | |
| Temple name | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | Wudi |
| Temple name | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | |
| Title | Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou | 周武 | Zhou Wu |
| Title | Emperor Wu of Zhou | 周武帝 | |
| Title | Emperor Wu of Zhou | 周武 | |
| Temple name | Emperor Wu of Zhou | 周武帝 | |
| Temple name | Wu | 武 | Wu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高祖初崩 · Western Interval: Start: AD 578 · End: AD 579Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0156
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: Zhou Wu mourning period overlapping Houzhu · Western Interval: Start: AD 570 · End: AD 578Strongly inferred · beiqishu:009:s0155
- Source Date: Text: 及武帝誅護後 · Western Year: AD 572Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0128
- Source Date: Text: 周武帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 561 · End: AD 578Explicit · chenshu:032:s0110
- Source Date: Text: 周武帝保定元年 · Western Year: AD 561Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:007:s0017
- Source Date: Text: 周武帝征拜 / 平齊 · Western Year: AD 577Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0042, suishu:079:s0118
- Source Date: Text: 周武平齊 · Western Year: AD 577Explicit · beiqishu:046:s0225
- Source Date: Text: 武帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 561 · End: AD 578Explicit · suishu:044:s0004, suishu:044:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 高祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 561 · End: AD 578Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0105
Family
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- Sibling of Prince of Zhao (趙王)Kinship Term: beloved younger brother / 愛弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
- Child of Mother of Emperor Wu of Zhou (周太后)Kinship Term: mother / 太后 · Parentage: biological
- Sibling of Princess Shunyang (順陽公主)Kinship Term: younger sister / 妹 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-sister
Places and affiliations
- Polity Name: Northern Zhou / 周 · Relation: ruledExplicit · beiqishu:007:s0017
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · suishu:044:s0008, suishu:044:s0009
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: campaigned-against-Qi · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 平齊之役 · Western Interval: Start: AD 576 · End: AD 577Explicit · suishu:044:s0008
- Kind: political · Role: executor · Action: executed · Other Person Id: Hu (護) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及武帝誅護後 · Western Year: AD 572Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0128
References in the histories
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