Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor

Emperor Wu 世祖

Attested AD 479 - AD 490

Passages: 12
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu was an emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 479 to AD 482 世祖為皇太子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 57
AD 490 八年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 77, 84
AD 483 永明元年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Ying (映)
Emperor Wu 世祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 51, 59
Sibling of Huang (晃)
Emperor Wu 世祖 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59
Child of the founding emperor (太祖)
heir 世祖
Emperor Wu 世祖
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59

Career and standing

crown prince 皇太子
Held
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 57

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60

Events and relationships

Gave posthumous epithet Wei
Ritual · Authority
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 84
Had Huang test tribute horses
Personal · Authority
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 82
Moved Ziliang and appointed Huang
AD 483 永明元年 · Appointment · Authority
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60
Nearly prosecuted Huang for private weapons
Legal · Authority
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 64
Paid respects at Wujin tomb
Ritual · Visitor
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 57
Visited Zhongshan
Travel · Sovereign
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 80

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Wept at Nis plea
Court · Addressee
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 65, 68

Assessments and attributes

Assessment better than Emperor Wen of Wei and less than Emperor Ming of Han · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 72
Assessment never truly turned against Huang · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 70

References in the histories

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History

12 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 16: Gao Zu's Twelve Princes · 12 passages

世祖為皇太子，拜武進陵，于曲阿后湖斗隊，使晃御馬軍，上聞之，又不悅。 When Emperor Wu was crown prince he visited Wujin tomb; at Qu'a's rear lake they drilled in ranks and Huang was set to command the horse army — the emperor heard and was displeased again.

太祖臨崩，以晃屬世祖，處以輦轂近蕃，勿令遠出。 On his deathbed the founding emperor entrusted Huang to Emperor Wu, keeping him in the capital's nearby domains — never far away.

永明元年，上遷南徐州刺史竟陵王子良為南兗州，以晃為使持節、都督南徐兗二州諸軍事、鎮軍將軍、南徐州刺史。 In Yongming year one the emperor shifted Southern Xu governor Prince of Jingling Ziliang to Southern Yan and made Huang bearer of credentials, commander of Southern Xu and Yan, General Who Guards the Army, and governor of Southern Xu.

世祖禁諸王畜私仗，聞之大怒，將糾以法。 Emperor Wu forbade princes private weapons; hearing of it he was furious and nearly prosecuted Huang by law.

陛下當憶先朝念白象。」 Your Majesty should remember how the late emperor cherished White Elephant."

上亦垂泣。 The emperor wept as well.

太祖大漸時，誡世祖曰：「宋氏若不骨肉相圖，他族豈得乘其衰弊，汝深戒之。」 On his deathbed the founding emperor warned Emperor Wu: "If the Song house does not turn on its own kin, no other clan can exploit its weakness — guard against this deeply."

故世祖終無異意。 Therefore Emperor Wu never truly turned against him.

當時論者以世祖優於魏文，減于漢明。 Contemporaries judged Emperor Wu better than Emperor Wen of Wei and less than Emperor Ming of Han.

世祖嘗幸鐘山，晃從駕，以馬槊刺道邊枯櫱，上令左右數人引之，銀纏皆卷聚，而槊不出。 Emperor Wu once visited Zhongshan; Huang followed and pierced a roadside dead stump with his lance; the emperor had several men pull — the silver bindings coiled but the lance would not budge.

每遠州獻駿馬，上輒令晃于華林中調試之。 Whenever distant provinces sent fine horses, the emperor had Huang test them in the Flowery Grove.

世祖緣此意，故諡曰威。 Emperor Wu followed that sentiment, hence the posthumous epithet Wei.