Mingdi 明帝

Other names

Career and standing

• Gaozong 高宗
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 110
• Mingdi 明帝
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 75
• Entered
  AD 494 明帝之立 · Enthroned
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 75
• slaughter of imperial clansmen 誅害蕃戚
  AD 494 明帝初 · Executed
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 231
• AD 494 明帝之立
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 75

Places and affiliations

• Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 158, 188, 231
• Polity Southern Qi 南齐 · Relation Served
  Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 75
• At east quarters hall 東齋 · Relation Resided at
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 110

Events and relationships

• Carriage golden wing ornaments broke off
  AD 497 建武四年 · Omen · Subject
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 188
• Sent off princess in marriage
  AD 497 建武四年 · Ritual · Escort · With Princess Sui'an (綏安主)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 188
• Slaughtered imperial kin
  AD 494 明帝初 · Political · Perpetrator
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 231
• Was harshly severe when great autumn winds struck during Jianwu years 2 4
  AD 495 to AD 497 建武二年、三年、四年 · Political · Ruler
  Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 156, 158

Assessments and attributes

• harsh 嚴刻
  Assessment harsh and pitiless · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 158
• Assessment leaning-admonition hats among the people foreshadowed urging of accession at Mingdi's enthronement · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 74-75

Source notes

• Historicity historical
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 75