Five Dynasties · Later Zhou Emperor

Shizong 世宗

Shìzōng

Attested AD 954 - AD 956

Passages: 13
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Shizong as a ruler. This record brings together 13 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shizong	世宗	Shìzōng
Personal	Chai Rong		Chai Rong
Temple name	Shizong	世宗	Shìzōng
Temple	Shizong	世宗	Shizong
Title	Your Majesty	陛下

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:140:s0034
Value: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0041

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 周顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0034
Source Date: Text: 顯德三年 · Western Year: AD 956
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0108, jiuwudaishi:140:s0117, jiuwudaishi:140:s0124
Source Date: Text: 顯德元年三月 · Western Year: AD 954
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0043

Career and standing

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 世宗新即位 · Western Year: AD 954
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0041

Places and affiliations

Label: Later Zhou / 周 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0034

Works and attributed material

Kind: edict · Role: addressee
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0054, jiuwudaishi:140:s0055, jiuwudaishi:140:s0113, jiuwudaishi:140:s0115

Events and relationships

Kind: scholarly · Role: preface-author · Action: composed-preface-for-qintian-calendar · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 世宗覽之，親為制序 · Western Year: AD 956
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0117
Kind: administrative · Role: commissioner · Action: ordered-calendar-revision · Other Person Id: Wang Pu (王樸) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 周顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0034
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: won · Place: Gaoping / 高平 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德元年三月甲午 · Western Year: AD 954
Explicit · xinwudaishi:070:s0043, xinwudaishi:070:s0051
Relation: ordered · Person Id: Wang Pu (王樸)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:140:s0034

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 140Volume 140: Treatises 2 Calendars · 5 passages

至周顯德二年，世宗以端明殿學士、左散騎常侍王樸明於曆算，乃命樸考而正之。 In Zhou Xiande 2, Shizong, finding Wang Pu—Academician of the Duanming Hall and Left Regular Attendant—expert in calendrical science, commissioned him to review and revise the calendar.

今陛下順考古道，寅畏上天，咨詢庶官，振舉墜典。 Now Your Majesty follows the ancient Way, stands in reverent awe of Heaven, consults his ministers, and revives fallen institutions.

以臣薄遊曲藝，嘗涉舊史，遂降述作之命，俾究迎推之要，雖非能者，敢不奉詔。 Finding in me only a modest acquaintance with these minor arts and some reading in the old histories, Your Majesty has charged me to compose a calendar and master the essentials of astronomical calculation—no master of the craft, yet how could I refuse the edict.

陛下親降聖謨，考曆象日月星辰。 Your Majesty has personally bestowed sacred counsel, examining the calendar and the images of sun, moon, stars, and constellations.

世宗覽之，親為制序，仍付司天監行用，以來年正旦為始，自前諸曆並廢。 Shizong reviewed it, composed the preface himself, and ordered the Astronomy Bureau to implement it from new year's dawn of the coming year, abolishing all previous calendars.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han · 8 passages

是時，世宗新即位，以謂旻幸周有大喪，而天子新立，必不能出兵，宜自將以擊其不意。 The new Zhou emperor Chai Rong assumed Min would exploit the court's mourning and his own fresh accession—no army would come. He resolved to lead the campaign himself and surprise them.

自宰相馮道等多言不可，世宗意甚銳。 Feng Dao and others urged against it, but Shizong's mind was set.

世宗大駭，躬督戰士，士皆奮命爭先，而風勢愈盛，旻自麾赤幟收軍，軍不可遏，旻遂敗。 Shizong was shaken but rode the line himself; men fought desperately; the wind rose fiercer still; Min waved red flags to recall his host—the host would not heed—Min was beaten.

是時，周之後軍，劉詞將之，在後未至，而世宗銳於速戰，戰已勝，詞軍繼至，因乘勝追擊之，旻又大敗，輜重器甲、乘輿服御物皆為周師所獲。 Liu Ci's rearguard had not caught up; Shizong fought fast and won; then Ci arrived and pursued; Min suffered a second rout; wagons, armor, chariots, court dress, and imperial gear fell to Zhou.

世宗休軍潞州，大宴將士，斬敗將樊愛能、何徽等七十餘人，軍威大振。 Shizong paused at Luzhou, banqueted his captains, and beheaded seventy-odd failed commanders, Fan and He among them; discipline surged.

太原城方四十里，周師去城三百步，圍之匝，自四月至於六月，攻之不克，而彥卿等為契丹所敗，彥超戰歿，世宗遽班師。 The forty-li walls defied them from April through June; Yanqing's force was routed by Khitan; Yanchao fell; Shizong hurried south.

世宗召問得中虜助兵多少，得中言送袞歸，無所求也，世宗信之。 Shizong questioned Dezong on Khitan numbers; Dezong claimed he had only escorted Gun back—no aid asked—and was believed.

明年，世宗北伐契丹，下三關，契丹使來告急，承鈞將發兵，而世宗班師，乃已。 Next year Shizong marched on Khitan and seized three passes; urgent Khitan pleas moved Chengjun to mobilize—until Shizong retired and he stood down.