Song, Liao, and Jin · Ruler

Shengzong 聖宗

c. AD 971 - AD 1031

Passages
6
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

Shengzong was a ruler.

IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesRuler

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Posthumous name Wenwu Daxiao Xuan Emperor 文武大孝宣皇帝

Life and dates

Death

Age

Attested activity

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Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

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Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment cleared wrongs, promoted talent, restrained extravagance; among Liao emperors uniquely long-reigned with enduring good name · Mode historian-judgment
  • Assessment magnificent military recovery of Yan and Yun; later faulted for trusting constant victory · Mode historian-judgment

Source notes

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 17Volume 17 Annals 17: Shengzong 8 · 6 passages