Shizong (世宗) | 24 Histories

Overview

Shizong was a ruler of Jin.

PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1165 大定五年正月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 95
AD 1171 大定十一年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passages 100, 105
AD 1172 大定十二年三月
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passage 120
AD 1175 大定十五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passages 122, 124
AD 1170 大定十年
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 135, passages 98-99

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Jin 135, passages 95-96, 102, 112, 124

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 135Volume 135 Biographies 73: Foreign Countries 2: Goryeo, Explanation of the Language of the State of Jin, Official Titles, Human Affairs, Art, Classes of Objects, Family Names · 2 passages

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五年正月，世宗因正旦使朝辭，諭之曰：「邊境小小不虞，爾主使然邪，疆吏為之邪？ In the first month of the fifth year, when the New Year's envoy took leave of Shizong, the emperor asked, "These minor frontier incidents—did your king order them, or were they the work of local officials?

初，高麗使者別有私進禮物以為常，是歲萬春節，上以使者私進不應典禮，詔罷之。 Goryeo envoys had long brought private gifts in addition to official tribute. That year, at the Ten Thousand Springs festival, Shizong ruled these private offerings improper and abolished them by edict.