Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Zhaozong 昭宗

Zhaozong

Attested AD 895 - AD 898

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Zhaozong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 898 光化元年前後
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 77, 80
AD 895 昭宗下詔削昌官爵
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 64

Places and affiliations

Tang 唐
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 64

Events and relationships

Ordered Qian Liu's likeness placed in Lingyan Pavilion and renamed his camp and local mountains
Honorific · Grantor · With Qian Liu (錢镠)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 80
Stripped Dong Chang of titles and enfeoffed Qian Liu as Prince of Pengcheng and Pacification Commissioner for Zhejiang East
Political · Issuer of edict · With Qian Liu (錢镠)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 64

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue · 3 passages

昭宗下詔削昌官爵，封镠彭城郡王，浙江東道招討使。 Emperor Zhaozong stripped Chang of his titles by edict, enfeoffed Qian Liu as Prince of Pengcheng, and appointed him Pacification Commissioner for Zhejiang East.

昭宗以宰相王溥鎮越州，溥請授镠，乃改威勝軍為鎮東軍，拜镠鎮海、鎮東軍節度使、加檢校太尉、中書令，賜鐵券，恕九死。 Emperor Zhaozong had Grand Councilor Wang Pu take charge of Yuezhou. Pu petitioned that the territory be transferred to Liu, and the Weisheng command was redesignated Zhendong. Qian Liu was made Military Commissioner of both Zhenhai and Zhendong, elevated to Acting Grand Commandant and Director of the Secretariat, and granted an iron tally forgiving nine capital crimes.

昭宗詔镠圖形淩煙閣，升衣錦營為衣錦城，石鑒山曰衣錦山，大官山曰功臣山。 Emperor Zhaozong commanded that Qian Liu's likeness be enshrined in the Lingyan Pavilion. The Brocade-Robed Camp was elevated to Brocade-Robed City, Stone Mirror Mountain became Brocade-Robed Mountain, and Great Official Mountain was renamed Mountain of Meritorious Ministers.