Shizong (世宗) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Shizong as a ruler. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shizong	世宗	Shìzōng
Temple	Shizong	世宗	Shìzōng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Value: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Western Year: AD 959 · Source Date: Text: Chronology stated or entailed by s0070
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

Career and standing

Action: appointed Tian Jingxian, Li Hongxin, Wang Yan, and Han Tong to campaign commands
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

Places and affiliations

Polities: Later Zhou
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

Events and relationships

Event: led the Later Zhou northern campaign and recovered the three passes, Ying, and Mo · Western Year: AD 959 · Kind: historical-event · Action: led the Later Zhou northern campaign and recovered the three passes, Ying, and Mo
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:073:s0070, xinwudaishi:073:s0074

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: contemporary historians criticized the long-distance surprise attack and risk to the ruler · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0079
Assessment: the campaign seized a rare opportunity and its achievement was magnificent despite being cut short · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0080, xinwudaishi:073:s0081, xinwudaishi:073:s0084, xinwudaishi:073:s0086, xinwudaishi:073:s0087
Attribute: fell ill during the campaign and withdrew
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0073, xinwudaishi:073:s0084

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 2: Khitan 2 · 6 passages

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顯德六年夏，世宗北伐，以保大軍節度使田景咸為淤口關部署，右神武統軍李洪信為合流口部署，前鳳翔節度使王晏為益津關部署，侍衛親軍馬步都虞候韓通為陸路都部署。 In summer, the sixth year of Xiande, Shizong marched north, appointing Tian Jingxian of Baoda to Yankou Pass, Li Hongxin of the Right Divine Martial Guard to the He-Liu mouth, Wang Yan, former Fengxiang commissioner, to Yijin Pass, and Han Tong, director of the palace guard, overall land commander.

世宗自乾寧軍御龍舟，艛船戰艦，首尾數十里，至益津關，降其守將，而河路漸狹，舟不能進，乃捨舟陸行。 Shizong sailed from Qianning on the imperial dragon boat with a fleet dozens of li long; at Yijin Pass the garrison surrendered, but the channel narrowed and the boats could go no farther, so he abandoned the river and marched overland.

方下令進攻幽州，世宗遇疾，乃置雄州於瓦橋關、霸州於益津關而還。 As he was ordering the assault on You Prefecture, Shizong fell ill; he set up Xiong Prefecture at Waqiao Pass and Ba Prefecture at Yijin Pass, then withdrew.

予讀周日曆，見世宗取瀛、莫，定三關，兵不血刃，而史官譏其以王者之師，馳千里而襲人，輕萬乘之重於萑葦之間，以僥倖一勝。 In the Zhou Daily Calendar I read that Shizong took Ying and Mo and fixed the three passes without a blow, yet the historians still scorned him for driving the royal host a thousand li to raid an enemy—risking the imperial carriage among the reeds for one lucky stroke.

世宗南平淮甸，北伐契丹，乘其勝威，擊其昏殆，世徒見周師之出何速，而不知述律有可取之機也。 Shizong had pacified the Huai in the south and struck north against the Khitan on the momentum of victory, hitting their disorder and decay; men saw only how fast the Zhou marched, not that Shulü's court was ripe for the taking.

不幸世宗遇疾，功志不就。 Sadly Shizong fell ill and his design was cut short.