Overview
Mingzong was a ruler.
Life and dates
Age
- I am oldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 92
Attested activity
- AD 932 長興三年五月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 97
- AD 932 長興三年夏四月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 71, 82
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Empress Cao (曹氏)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 87
- Spouse of Virtuous Consort Wang (王氏)virtuous consort 淑妃 · Secondary marriageDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 87
Career and standing
- Emperor 帝AD 932 長興三年 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 82
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 82
Works and attributed material
- Approved the Secretariat memorial on circuit precedenceApproval · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 73, 80
- Approved Wang Sitong to advance from Xingyuan against the two SichuansApproval · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 104-105
- Forbade nets, shooting, and huntingEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 98
- Posthumously honored Empress Cao and Consort Wang ancestorsEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 87
- Set court row order by acting rank and seniorityEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 71
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 91-92
Events and relationships
- Consulted attendants and Yang Tan on returning Khitan captives and agreed not to return them allPolitical · SovereignDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 82-83, 85
- Received court at the Civilized Illumination HallAD 932 長興三年五月壬午朔 · Ritual · Sovereign · At Civilized Illumination Hall 文明殿Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 97
- Sent only Zegu Shelixi back with the Khitan envoyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 86
- Relation Sworn brother of · Person Forebear of Li Zanhua (讚華先人)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 91
References in the histories
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