Five Dynasties · Ruler

Mingzong 明宗

Míngzōng

Attested AD 933 - AD 933

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mingzong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 其年夏四月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 197-198
AD 933 明宗聞之
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 169
AD 933 秋七月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 201

Career and standing

emperor 皇帝
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 169, 182
AD 933 朕自總萬幾
Mode edict Speaker Mingzong (明宗)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 182

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 169

Works and attributed material

AD 933 明宗聞之
Edict · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passages 170-196

Events and relationships

Appointed Yichao and An Congjin
AD 933 明宗聞之 · Political · Appointing ruler · With Li Yichao (李彜超)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 169
Ordered withdrawal
AD 933 秋七月 · Military · Order giver
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 201
Sent Su Jiyan with edict
AD 933 其年夏四月之後 · Military · Order giver · With Su Jiyan (蘇繼彥)
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 132, passage 198

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 132Volume 132: Biographies of Descendents 1: Li Maozhen, Gao Wanxing, Han Xun, Li Renfu · 4 passages

明宗聞之，遂以彜超為延州留後，以延帥安從進為夏州留後。 Mingzong then appointed Yichao acting commissioner of Yanzhou and Yan commander An Congjin acting commissioner of Xiazhou.

明宗遣閣門使蘇繼彥賫詔促之。 Mingzong sent gatekeeper envoy Su Jiyan with an edict to urge him on.

秋七月，彜超昆仲登城謂從進曰：「孤弱小鎮，不勞王師攻取，虛煩國家餉運，得之不武，為仆聞天子，乞容改圖。」 In the seventh month Yichao and his brothers mounted the wall and told Congjin: "This is a small, isolated command; it need not trouble the imperial army or state supplies — to take it by force would be unworthy; let me report to the emperor and beg leave to reconsider."

時又四面党項部族萬餘騎，薄其糧運，而野無芻牧，關輔之人，運鬥粟束槁，動計數千，窮民泣血，無所控訴，復為蕃部殺掠，死者甚眾，明宗聞之，乃命班師。 Meanwhile more than ten thousand Tangut horsemen pressed their supply lines from all sides while the countryside offered no fodder; people of the capital region hauled grain and hay in thousands of loads; the poor wept blood with nowhere to appeal and were again killed and plundered by tribal forces; the dead were many; when Mingzong heard of this he ordered withdrawal.