Overview
Emperor Xiaomin was a ruler.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Life and dates
Death
- AD 557 閔皇廢弒之禍Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 317
Age
- young and tender at accession after Yuwen Tai's deathAD 556 嗣君沖幼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 310
Attested activity
- AD 556 太祖初崩，嗣君沖幼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 310
- AD 557 閔皇廢弒之禍Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 317
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Yuwen Tai (宇文泰)heir 嗣君Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 25, passage 310
Career and standing
- Succeeded as child heirAD 556 太祖初崩，嗣君沖幼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 310
- DeposedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 317
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 周 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 25, passages 312, 317
Events and relationships
- Deposed and murderedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 317
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment lacked the clear judgment of Emperor Zhao of Han · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 315
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passages 310, 317
References in the histories
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