Mingzong 明宗

Other names

Career and standing

• AD 926 皇帝即位于柩前
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 275

Places and affiliations

• Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 275

Events and relationships

• Amnesty and era change
  AD 926 甲寅，大赦，改元 · Political · Emperor
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 283
• Assumed regency
  AD 926 甲午，監國 · Political · Regent · At Xingsheng Palace 興聖宮
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 269
• Changed mourning to imperial robes
  AD 926 易斬縗以衮冕 · Ritual · Subject
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 278
• Entered Luoyang
  AD 926 己丑，入洛陽 · Political · Emperor · At Luoyang 洛陽
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 268
• Inspected harvest
  AD 926 閱稼於冷泉宮 · Inspection · Emperor · At Cold Spring Palace 冷泉宮
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 64
• Visited palace and Yuan Jianfeng
  AD 926 九月己未 · Visit · Visitor · With Yuan Jianfeng (袁建豐)
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passage 68

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment used successor rites while rebel; still felt shame · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 6, passages 276-277, 279