Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Wu 陳武帝

Chen Wudi

Attested AD 557 - AD 559

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Gaozu	高祖	Gaozu

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 557 to AD 559 陳高祖本紀
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passages 265, 276, 278-279

Career and standing

Worsened
Ill
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 279

Places and affiliations

Polity Chen 陳 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 2, passages 265, 276, 278-279

Works and attributed material

Annals of Emperor Wu of Chen 陳武帝紀
Relation Subject
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 265, 278

Events and relationships

Illness grew severe
Medical · Patient
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 279
Personally heard lawsuits
Legal · Judge
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 276, 278

Source notes

Field illness-wording · Readings Text: 疾又甚 · Locus: lemma, Text: 疾甚 · Note: Northern Supervisory, Jigu, and Hall editions omit 又
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 279
Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 265, 276

References in the histories

Book of Chen, Chapter 2Volume 2: Emperor Wu 2 · 4 passages

甲午廣州刺史歐陽頠表稱白龍見于州江南岸「甲午」《南史·陳武帝紀》作「甲子」。 On "jiawu day, Guangzhou Inspector Ouyang Wei memorialized that a white dragon was seen on the south bank of the river at the prefecture": the Annals of Emperor Wu in the History of the Southern Dynasties read jiazi.

高祖臨訊獄 The Founder personally heard lawsuits

訟據北監本、汲本、殿本及《南史·陳武帝紀》刪。 lawsuits—deleted per the Northern Supervisory, Jigu, and Hall editions and the Southern Dynasties Annals of Emperor Wu.

高祖疾又甚按北監本、汲本、殿本無「又」字。 On "the Founder's illness again grew severe": the Northern Supervisory, Jigu, and Hall editions omit again.