Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝

Xiaowudi

Attested AD 450 - AD 466

Passages
44
Chapters
17
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Xiaowu as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 44 passages from 17 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 Xiaowudi
Title emperor 帝
Temple name Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 Xiàowǔdì
Title Emperor Xiaowu 孝武
Title Emperor Xiaowu 孝武 Xiàowǔ
Temple name Emperor Xiaowu 孝武
Temple name Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 Xiàowǔ dì
Posthumous Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝 Xiàowǔ Dì
Posthumous Emperor Xiaowu 孝武 Xiàowǔ
Title Emperor Xiaowu
Personal Emperor Xiaowu 世祖 Shizu
Title Emperor Xiaowu 孝武帝
Temple name Emperor Xiaowu 世祖 Shìzǔ
Title Emperor Xiaowu 世祖
Title Emperor Xiaowu of Song 宋孝武
Temple Emperor Xiaowu of Song 宋孝武
Temple Shizu 世祖 Shìzǔ
Temple Shizu 世祖
Temple name Shizu 世祖 Shìzǔ
Title Xiaowu 孝武
Temple 世祖 Shizu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: before Emperor Ming's reign · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · nanqishu:053:s0045
  • Source Date: Text: 世祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:086:s0007
  • Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 453
    Explicit · songshu:070:s0111
  • Source Date: Text: 世祖即位 · Western Year: AD 453
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:071:s0099, songshu:071:s0127
  • Source Date: Text: 世祖登阼 · Western Year: AD 453
    Explicit · songshu:073:s0301
  • Source Date: Text: 先是，子竣為世祖南中郎諮議參軍 · Western Interval: Start: AD 450 · End: AD 453
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:073:s0294
  • Source Date: Text: 大明中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 457 · End: AD 464
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0206
  • Source Date: Text: 孝建元年 · Western Year: AD 454
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:089:s0013
  • Source Date: Text: 孝武 · Western Interval: Start: AD 453 · End: AD 464
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:076:s0023
  • Source Date: Text: 孝武帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · nanqishu:036:s0009
  • Source Date: Text: 孝武帝游姑孰 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · liangshu:015:s0010
  • Source Date: Text: 孝武平京邑 · Western Year: AD 453
    Explicit · nanqishu:031:s0006
  • Source Date: Text: 孝武時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0212
  • Source Date: Text: 宋孝武世 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:020:s0038
  • Source Date: Text: 宋孝武帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 453 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0018
  • Source Date: Text: 宋孝武帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 454 · End: AD 464
    Explicit · nanqishu:047:s0005
  • Source Date: Text: 宋泰始二年 · Western Year: AD 466
    Explicit · nanqishu:010:s0207

Family

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  • Parent of Liu Ziluan (劉子鸞)
    Kinship Term: favorite son / 寵子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Liu Yilong (劉義隆)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: construction · Role: actor · Action: demolished-dark-chamber-built-jade-candle-hall
    Explicit · songshu:003:s0206
  • Kind: ritual · Role: ruler · Action: stopped-attendant-from-prostrating · Other Person Id: He Yan (何偃)
    Explicit · nanqishu:016:s0212

Assessments and attributes

Source notes

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 15Volume 15: Xie Fei; Xie Lan · 2 passages
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 10Volume 10 Treatises 2: Rituals 1 · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 16Volume 16 Treatises 8: Official Posts · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 20Volume 20 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 31Volume 31 Biographies 12: Jiang Mi, Xun Boyu · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 36Volume 36 Biographies 17: Xie Chaozong, Liu Xiang · 2 passages
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 28: Wang Rong, Xie Tiao · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 34: Virtuous Officials · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 3 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 · 2 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 1 passage
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Book of Song, Chapter 70Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu · 2 passages
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世祖即位，使顏延之為詔曰：「夫輕道重義，亟聞其教；世弊國危，希遇其人。自非達義之至，識正之深者，孰能抗心衞主，遺身固節者哉。故太子左衞率淑，文辯優洽，秉尚貞慤。當要逼之切，意色不橈，厲辭道逆，氣震凶黨。虐刃交至，取斃不移。古之懷忠隕難，未云出其右者。興言嗟悼，無廢乎心。宜在加禮，永旌宋有臣焉。可贈侍中、太尉，諡曰忠憲公。」 When Emperor Xiaowu took the throne, he had Yan Yanzhi draft an edict: "When the Way is slighted and righteousness weighed heavily, the teaching has long been heard; in an age of decay and a state in peril, such a person is rarely met. Unless one has reached the utmost in grasping righteousness and depth in knowing what is correct, who could brace the heart to guard his lord, leave the body, and hold fast to integrity? Former Left Guard General of the Heir Apparent Shu was eloquent and thorough and upheld pure sincerity. When coercion pressed hardest, his expression did not bend; with stern words he denounced rebellion, and his spirit shook the vicious faction. Cruel blades fell together, yet he met death without wavering. Among the loyal who fell in disaster in antiquity, none are said to surpass him. At these words we sigh and mourn, and our hearts cannot be unmoved. He deserves added honors, eternally displaying that Song had such a minister. He may be posthumously awarded Palace Attendant and Grand Commandant, with the posthumous title Duke of Loyal Integrity."
Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 6 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi · 2 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 10 passages
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Book of Song, Chapter 86Volume 86 Biographies 46: Yin Xiaozu, Liu Mian · 1 passage
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Book of Song, Chapter 89Volume 89 Biographies 49: Yuan Can · 7 passages
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其年，皇太子冠，上臨宴東宮，愍孫勸顏師伯酒，師伯不飲，愍孫因相裁辱，師伯見寵於上，上常嫌愍孫以寒素凌之，因此發怒，出為海陵太守。 That year, when the Heir Apparent received the capping ceremony, the emperor attended a feast at the Eastern Palace; Min Sun urged Yan Shibo to drink wine, but Shibo refused; Min Sun therefore abused and humiliated him; Shibo was favored by the emperor, who had often resented Min Sun for lording over him on account of his humble origins; for this the emperor became angry and sent Min Sun out as Governor of Hailing.