Five Dynasties · Ruler

Qian Zong 錢倧

Attested AD 947

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qian Zong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 佐卒弟倧以次立
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 151

Family

Sibling of Qian Zuo (錢佐)
elder brother 兄
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 151
Sibling of Qian Chu (錢俶)
younger brother of the same Zuo 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 149, 151

Career and standing

King of Wu-Yue (by birth order) 以次立
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 151
Deposed
Agent Person Id Hu Jinsi (胡進思) · At Yihe Hall 義和院
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 157

Works and attributed material

I am giving things to the soldiers—do you think I am hoarding them? Why reproach me?
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 154

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue · 5 passages

佐卒，弟倧以次立。 When Zuo died, his younger brother Qian Zong succeeded by order of birth.

佐既年少，進思以舊將自待，甚見尊禮，及倧立，頗卑侮之，進思不能平。 While Zuo was still young, Jinsi, as an old commander, expected respect and was treated with great honor. When Zong succeeded, he was openly slighted and insulted; Jinsi could not swallow the humiliation.

倧大閱兵於碧波亭，方第賞，進思前諫以賞太厚，倧怒擲筆水中曰：「以物與軍士，吾豈私之，何見咎也！」 Zong held a grand review at Bibo Pavilion and was ranking rewards when Jinsi stepped forward and said the gifts were too lavish. Zong angrily threw his brush into the water. "I am giving things to the soldiers—do you think I am hoarding them? Why reproach me?"

歲除，畫工獻《鐘馗擊鬼圖》，倧以詩題圖上，進思見之大悟，知倧將殺己。 At year's end a painter presented "Zhong Kui Beating Demons." Zong inscribed a poem on the scroll. Jinsi read it, understood at once, and knew Zong meant to kill him.

是夕擁衛兵廢倧，囚於義和院，迎俶立之，遷倧於東府。 That night he rallied the guard, deposed Zong, and imprisoned him in Yihe Hall. They welcomed Chu and set him on the throne; Zong was moved to the Eastern Residence.