Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Xiao Wu 孝武帝

Xiàowǔdì

Attested AD 457 - AD 464

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Xiao Wu was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Shizu	世祖	Shìzǔ

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 457 to AD 464 世祖西巡前後
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passages 165-166

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Princess of Shanyin (山陰公主)
born of the late emperor 託體先帝
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 183
Spouse of Empress Dowager (太后)
empress dowager 太后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 7, passage 176
Parent of Emperor Fei I (前廢帝)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 165

Kinship Role sons · Quantity 多
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 179

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 166

Works and attributed material

AD 457 to AD 464 世祖西巡前後
Letter · Author · With Emperor Fei I (前廢帝) · Mode quotation Speaker Emperor Xiao Wu (孝武帝)
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passages 167-168

Events and relationships

Western tour
AD 457 to AD 464 世祖西巡前後 · Travel · Traveler
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 166

Assessments and attributes

Assessment cruel and extinguished the Way · Mode dream Speaker Empress Dowager (太后)
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 179

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 7, passage 165

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 7Volume 7 Annals 7: Emperor Fei I · 6 passages

帝幼而狷急，在東宮每為世祖所責。 From childhood the emperor was impatient and harsh; in the Eastern Palace he was often rebuked by his father.

世祖西巡，子業啟參承起居，書迹不謹，上詰讓之。 When Emperor Xiao Wu toured the west, Ziye submitted memorials on his daily routine; his calligraphy was careless, and the emperor rebuked him for it.

子業啟事陳謝，上又答曰：「書不長進，此是一條耳。 Ziye submitted an apology, and the emperor replied again: "Your writing does not improve—that is one thing.

孝武險虐滅道，怨結人神，兒子雖多，並無天命。 Emperor Xiao Wu was cruel and extinguished the Way; his crimes bound men and spirits in resentment; though his sons were many, none had Heaven's mandate.

山陰公主淫恣過度，謂帝曰：「妾與陛下，雖男女有殊，俱託體先帝。 The Princess of Shanyin was licentious beyond measure; she told the emperor: "Your Majesty and I, though man and woman differ, both owe our bodies to the late emperor.

帝少好讀書，[17]頗識古事，自造世祖誄及雜篇章，往往有辭采。 From youth the emperor loved reading [17] and knew antiquity well; he composed the eulogy for his father and various other pieces that often showed real literary talent.