Overview
Emperor Xiaomin was a ruler and Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Life and dates
Age
- still very youngReckoning UnspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 249
Attested activity
- AD 543 to AD 556 太祖時Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 25, passages 249, 253
- AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 262
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Yuwen Da (達)brother 子 · Paternal half siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 25, passages 246, 249
- Sibling of Emperor Ming (明帝)elder brother 居長 · Paternal half siblings · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 25, passages 248-249
- Child of Principal Wife of Yuwen Taiprimary wife / mother 嫡
son of the primary wife 嫡 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 25, passage 249 - Child of Yuwen Tai (太祖)son of the primary wife 處嫡 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 249
Career and standing
- Duke of Lueyang 畧陽公HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 253
- heir apparent 世子Proposed heir apparentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 253
- Took the throneAD 557 孝閔帝踐阼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 262
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 262
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 25, passage 249
References in the histories
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