Overview
Emperor Wu was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Chen
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 558 三月甲午Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 106
- AD 558 乙丑Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 116
- AD 558 乙卯Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 113
- AD 558 五月辛酉Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 122
- AD 558 八月辛未Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 132
- AD 558 六月己巳Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 124
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- AD 558 冬十月乙亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 143
- AD 558 壬午Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 135
- AD 558 壬戌Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 123
- AD 558 夏四月甲子Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 115
- AD 558 戊寅Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 134
- AD 558 景寅Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 118
- AD 558 甲辰Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 127
- AD 558 秋七月戊戌Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 2, passage 125
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Eldest daughter of Emperor Wu (長女)eldest daughter 長女 · paternal lineSources vary in certainty · Book of Chen 2, passage 137
- Parent of Chen Li (立)imperial son 皇子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 135
- Parent of Chen Quan (權)imperial son 皇子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Chen 2, passage 136
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen 陳 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 106, 113
- AD 558 乙卯At bridge 橋上 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 113
Learning and skills
- Belief Buddhism 佛法 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 122, 143
Works and attributed material
- a poem shown to the assembled ministers 詩AD 558 乙卯 · Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 113
- Sutra of Golden Light 金光明經AD 558 冬十月乙亥 · Relation Lectured onDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 143
- Edict · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 106-112
Events and relationships
- Asked to return to palaceAD 558 壬戌 · Political · AddresseeDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 123
- Dispatched envoyDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 127
- Gave farewell banquetDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 118
- Heard lawsuitsAD 558 乙卯 · Legal · Judge · At rear hall 後堂Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 113
- Issued amnesty edictDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passages 106-112
- Offered his bodyAD 558 五月辛酉 · Ritual · Officiant · At Dazhuangyan Monastery 大莊嚴寺Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 122
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- Opened sutra lectureAD 558 冬十月乙亥 · Ritual · Officiant · At Zhuangyan Monastery 莊嚴寺Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 143
- Ordered rebuild of Taiji HallConstruction · IssuerDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 130
- Ordered vanguard againstDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 124
- Received and pardonedDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 133
- SacrificedAD 558 夏四月甲子 · Ritual · Officiant · At Imperial Ancestral Temple 太廟Directly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 115
- Saw off western campaignDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 132
- Saw offDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 125
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Chen 2, passage 113
References in the histories
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