Mingzong (明宗) | 24 Histories

Overview

Mingzong was a ruler.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 926 to AD 933 入明宗宮中；明宗晚年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passages 94-95

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 94

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 2 passages

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鄩妾王氏有美色，鄩卒後，入明宗宮中，是為王淑妃。 Xun’s concubine Lady Wang was famed for her beauty; after his death she entered Mingzong’s palace as Wang Shufei.

明宗晚年，淑妃用事，鄩二子皆被恩寵。 In Mingzong’s last years Shufei ruled from behind the screen; both of Xun’s sons basked in favor.