Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Emperor Zhangzong 章宗

Zhangzong

Attested AD 1191

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Zhangzong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1191 章宗明昌二年十一月甲寅
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 39, passage 132

Career and standing

prohibition on actors portraying past emperors or shouting ten thousand years 禁伶人不得以歷代帝王為戲及稱萬歲
AD 1191 章宗明昌二年十一月甲寅 · Decreed
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 39, passage 132

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 金 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · History of Jin 39, passage 132

Events and relationships

Forbade actors imperial impersonation and wansui
AD 1191 章宗明昌二年十一月甲寅 · Legal · Authority
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 39, passage 132

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 132

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 20: Music 1: Formal Music, Court Music, Wind Instrument Music, Our Own Court Music · 1 passage

章宗明昌二年十一月甲寅，禁伶人不得以歷代帝王為戲及稱萬歲者，以不應為事重法科。 On a jiayin day in the eleventh month of the second year of Mingchang, Emperor Zhangzong forbade actors from portraying emperors of past dynasties in jest or shouting "ten thousand years," imposing heavy penalties under the statute for impermissible conduct.