Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Yuan of Liang 梁元帝

Liang Yuandi

First attested AD 552; died AD 554

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Yuan of Liang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

AD 554 梁元帝敗滅
Defeated and destroyed
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 80

Attested activity

AD 554 梁元帝敗滅
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 80
AD 552 to AD 554 梁元帝時
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 61

Places and affiliations

Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 61

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Wang Bao (王褒) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Emperor Yuan of Liang (梁元帝)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 63

Events and relationships

Ordered Fahe hold Ying
Military · Sovereign · With Lu Fahe (陸法和)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 78
Ordered stop
Political · Sovereign · With Lu Fahe (陸法和)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 73

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 61

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (General) · 6 passages

梁元帝以法和為都督、郢州刺史，封江乘縣公。 Emperor Yuan of Liang made Fahe area commander and inspector of Ying province, enfeoffing him as Duke of Jiangcheng county.

梁元帝謂其僕射王褒曰：「我未嘗有意用陸為三公，而自稱何也？」 Emperor Yuan of Liang said to his vice director Wang Bao, "I never meant to use Lu as one of the Three Dukes—why does he style himself so?"

梁元帝以法和功業稍重，遂就加司徒，都督、刺史如故。 Emperor Yuan of Liang, because Fahe's achievements grew weightier, then added the post of Minister over the Masses; area commander and inspector remained as before.

梁元帝使止之，法和曰：「法和是求佛之人，尚不希釋梵天王坐處，豈規王位？ Emperor Yuan of Liang sent orders to stop him; Fahe said, "Fahe is a man who seeks the Buddha—he does not even covet the seat of Śakra, Lord of Devas—how would he scheme for kingship?

梁元帝使人逆之曰：「此自能破賊，但鎮郢州，不須動也。」 Emperor Yuan of Liang sent a man to meet him saying, "We ourselves can break the bandits—only hold Ying province steady; no need to move."

及聞梁元帝敗滅，復取前凶服著之，哭泣受弔。 When he heard that Emperor Yuan of Liang had been defeated and destroyed, he again donned the former mourning garb, wept, and received condolences.