Overview
Mingzong was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 932 唐明宗之世Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
- AD 932 長興三年二月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 15-16
- AD 932 長興三年春正月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 1
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Lady Xia (夏氏)lady/consort 夫人 · Uncertain · WidowedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 15
Career and standing
- Emperor 帝AD 932 長興三年 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 1
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 1, 33
Works and attributed material
- Abolished the southern city rice field officeEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 19
- Approved carving Nine Classics printing blocks from the stone classic textAD 932 長興三年二月辛未 · Approval · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 25-26
- Approved restoring Longcheng and Tianshui countiesEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 20-21
- Approved the Secretariat memorial on princely court rankingApproval · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 9-11
- Approved Zhang Jilu memorial on legal examinersApproval · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passages 13-14
- Posthumously granted Li Congcan Grand GuardianDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 17
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- Regulated Selection Gate officials waiting a year after leaving officeEdict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 18
- AD 932 長興三年春正月戊申Edict · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 8
Events and relationships
- Approved chancellors request that Tian Min collate and print the Nine ClassicsAD 932 唐明宗之世 · Scholarly · Authorizer · With Tian Min (田敏) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Miscellany of the Airi Studio citing the Comprehensive Mirror 愛日齋叢鈔引通鑒Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 33
- Ordered Li E to write the Five Classics and carve blocks at the Directorate of Education after Later Tang pacified ShuAD 925 to AD 932 後唐平蜀，明宗命 · Scholarly · Commissioner · With Li E (李鍔) · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Tao Yue (陶嶽) Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 39
- Received New Year court congratulations at the Bright Hall with full ceremonial guardAD 932 長興三年春正月癸未朔 · Ritual · Sovereign · At Bright Hall 明堂殿Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 1
- Visited LongmenAD 932 長興三年二月丙辰 · Travel · Visitor · At Longmen 龍門Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 16
- Visited the Palace of Utmost VirtueAD 932 長興三年二月甲子 · Travel · Visitor · At Palace of Utmost Virtue 至德宮Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 43, passage 22
References in the histories
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