Five Dynasties · Ruler

Last Emperor of Later Liang 梁末帝

First attested AD 913; died c. AD 923

Passages: 10
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Last Emperor of Later Liang was a ruler.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Youzhen	友貞	Yǒuzhēn

Life and dates

Death

c. AD 923 莊宗入汴
Cause Killed by request · With Huangfu Lin (皇甫麟) · At Bian 汴
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 80, 82

Attested activity

AD 913 to AD 923 帝即位…莊宗入汴
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 71, 80

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Second Consort Guo (郭次妃)
second consort 次妃 · Secondary marriage
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 73, 84
Child of Taizu of Later Liang (梁太祖)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 88
Spouse of Virtuous Consort Zhang (張德妃)
wife 婦 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 70

Career and standing

Prince of Jun 均王
AD 907 開平元年五月乙酉 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 89
took the throne 帝即位
c. AD 913 帝即位
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 71

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Liang 梁 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 80

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Huangfu Lin (皇甫麟) · Direct quotation · Mode named-speech Speaker Last Emperor of Later Liang (梁末帝)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 80

Events and relationships

Relation Hereditary enemy of · Person Zhuangzong of Later Tang (唐莊宗)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 80

References in the histories

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History

10 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 13Volume 13: The Later Liang Imperial Family · 10 passages

末帝德妃張氏 Virtuous Consort Zhang of the Last Emperor

末帝德妃張氏，其父歸霸，事太祖為梁功臣。 The Last Emperor’s Virtuous Consort Zhang was daughter of Guiba, a Liang minister who had served Taizu with distinction.

貞明元年，妃病甚，帝遽冊為德妃，其夕薨，年二十四。 In Zhenming 1 she fell mortally ill; the emperor rushed her creation as Virtuous Consort, and she died that night at twenty-four.

初，莊宗之入汴也，末帝登建國樓，謂控鶴指揮使皇甫麟曰：「吾，晉世仇也，不可俟彼刀鋸，卿可盡我命，無使我落仇人之手！」 When Zhuangzong first entered Bian, the Last Emperor climbed the Jianguo Tower and told Huangfu Lin, commander of the Control Crane Guard: “Jin is my hereditary enemy. I will not wait for their steel—finish me, so I never fall into their hands!”

麟與帝相持慟哭。 Lin and the emperor embraced and wept.

晉天福三年，詔太社先藏罪人首級，許親屬收葬，乃出末帝首，遣右衛將軍安崇阮與妃同葬之。 In Jin Tianfu 3 an edict allowed families to reclaim criminal heads held at the altar; the Last Emperor’s head was released, and General of the Right Guard An Chongruan buried it with the consort.

八子：長曰友裕，次曰友珪、友璋、友貞、友雍、友徽、友孜，其一養子曰友文。 Eight sons: the eldest Youyu, then Yougui, Youzhang, Youzhen, Youyong, Youhui, and Youzi, plus the adopted Youwen.

開平元年五月乙酉，封友文為博王、友珪郢王、友璋福王、友貞均王、友雍賀王、友徽建王。 On yiyou in the fifth month of Kaiping 1, Youwen became Prince of Bo, Yougui of Ying, Youzhang of Fu, Youzhen of Jun, Youyong of He, and Youhui of Jian.

友裕前即位卒，追封郴王，而康王友孜，末帝即位封。 Youyu had died before the accession and was posthumously made Prince of Chen; Youzi, Prince of Kang, received his title under the Last Emperor.

友璋初為壽州團練使、押左右番殿直、監豐德庫，友珪時，為鄆州留後，末帝時，為忠武軍節度使，徙鎮武寧，及友雍、友徽皆不知其所終。 Youzhang first held Shouzhou, the palace guard commands, and the Fengde treasury; under Yougui he governed Yan; under the Last Emperor he held Zhongwu, then Wuning. The fates of Youyong and Youhui are unknown.