Five Dynasties · Ruler

Shizong 世宗

First attested AD 947; died AD 951

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shizong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

AD 951 察割弒帝
Assassinated · Authority Chage (察割)
Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passage 75

Attested activity

AD 947 鎮陽即位
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 71, passage 65

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Consort Zhen (甄氏)
empress/consort of 后
Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 1, 80
Spouse of Empress Huaijie (懷節皇后蕭氏)
empress/consort of 后
Directly stated · History of Liao 71, passages 1, 71
Parent of Princess Menggu (萌古公主)
father 父
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 74
Parent of Jingzong (景宗)
father 父
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 72
Parent of Zhimie (只沒)
father 父
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 81

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Associated
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 71, passage 1

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 5 passages

○肅祖昭烈皇后蕭氏懿祖莊敬皇后蕭氏玄祖簡獻皇后蕭氏德祖宣簡皇后蕭氏太祖淳欽皇后述律氏太宗靖安皇后蕭氏世宗懷節皇后蕭氏世宗妃甄氏穆宗皇后蕭氏景宗睿智皇后蕭氏聖宗仁德皇后蕭氏聖宗欽哀皇后蕭氏興宗仁懿皇后蕭氏興宗貴妃蕭氏道宗宣懿皇后蕭氏道宗惠妃蕭氏天祚皇后蕭氏天祚德妃蕭氏天祚文妃蕭氏天祚元妃蕭氏 ○ This chapter treats: Empress Zhaolie (Xiao), wife of Ancestor Su; Empress Zhuangjing (Xiao), wife of Ancestor Yi; Empress Jianxian (Xiao), wife of Ancestor Xuan; Empress Xuanjian (Xiao), wife of Ancestor De; Empress Chunqin (Shulü), wife of Taizu; Empress Jing'an (Xiao), wife of Taizong; Empress Huaijie (Xiao), wife of Shizong; Consort Zhen of Shizong; the Muzong empress (Xiao); Empress Ruizhi (Xiao), wife of Jingzong; Empress Rendé (Xiao), wife of Shengzong; Empress Qin'ai (Xiao), wife of Shengzong; Empress Renyi (Xiao), wife of Xingzong; Xingzong's imperial consort (Xiao); Empress Xuanyi (Xiao), wife of Daozong; Daozong's Consort Hui (Xiao); the Tianzuo empress (Xiao); Tianzuo's Virtuous Consort, Literary Consort, and Primary Consort (all Xiao).

太宗崩，世宗即位於鎮陽，太后怒，遣李胡以兵逆擊。 When Taizong died Shizong was enthroned at Zhenyang; the dowager, enraged, sent Lihu with an army against him.

世宗懷節皇后蕭氏，小字撒葛只，淳欽皇后弟阿古只之女。 Empress Huaijie (Xiao), wife of Shizong, childhood name Sagezhi, daughter of Aguzhi, younger brother of Empress Chunqin.

世宗妃甄氏，後唐宮人，有姿色。 Shizong's consort Zhen, a Later Tang palace woman, was strikingly beautiful.

劉知遠、郭威稱帝，世宗承強盛之資，奄奄歲時。 When Liu Zhiyuan and Guo Wei took imperial titles, Shizong, though he held a mighty inheritance, let year after year pass without action.