Overview
Siyuan was a ruler.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temple name | Mingzong | 明宗 | Mingzong |
Life and dates
Age
- 13Reckoning Sui · Context when he served XianzuDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 197
Attested activity
- AD 926 丙申Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 218
- AD 926 乙未Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 209, 216-217
- AD 926 四月丁亥朔Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- AD 926 壬辰Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 190
- AD 926 己丑Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 177-182, 189
- AD 926 己亥Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 220
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- AD 926 庚子Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 221-223, 228-229
- AD 926 甲午Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 192, 195, 197, 203
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Xianzu (獻祖)clansman 宗屬 · Claimed parentage · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 197
- Parent of Congke (從珂)imperial son 皇子 · Uncertain parentage · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 220
- Sibling of Cunxu (莊宗)younger brother 弟 · Claimed parentage · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 200
Career and standing
- regency 監國AD 926 壬辰 · Regent · AcceptedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 190
- RefusedAD 926 己丑 · Refused accessionDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 181, 189
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- AD 926 四月丁亥朔At Yingzi Valley 罌子穀 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- AD 926 己丑At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Arrived atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 177
- AD 926 己丑At old residence in Luoyang 舊宅 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 177
- AD 926 甲午At Great Xingsheng Palace 大內興聖宮 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 192
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Zhu Shouyin (朱守殷) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 179-180
- Edict · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 209-212, 218-219, 223-227
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 197-202
Events and relationships
- Abolished rent and corvee office and restored Three Offices under Dou LugeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 229
- First received hundred official audience in Xingsheng PalaceAD 926 甲午 · Ritual · RecipientDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 192
- Learned of palace coup and Zhuangzong deathAD 926 四月丁亥朔 · Political · Hearer · At Yingzi Valley 罌子穀Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- Ordered escort of princes dependents to courtLegal · IssuerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 209, 211-212
- Ordered generals to stop burning and lootingAD 926 己丑 · Military · Commander · At Luoyang 洛陽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 177
- Ordered self reported summer field tax with five household baoAdministrative · IssuerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 218-219
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- Received ragged officials, apologized, and weptRitual · HostDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 178
- Refused to change the state name and claimed Tang successionPolitical · DeciderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 194, 201-202, 207
- Sharply reproached An Chonghui and grieved longPolitical · Reproacher · With An Chonghui (安重誨) · Mode named-source-report Source Work Miscellaneous Dreams of the Northern Realm 北夢瑣言Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 216
- Stopped officials who urged accessionPolitical · RefuserDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 181, 189
- Told Zhu Shouyin to patrol and await the Prince of Wei then return after burial ritesDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passages 179-180
- Wailed beyond bearingPersonal · MournerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- Relation Served · Person Xianzu (獻祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 197
- Relation Served · Person Wuhuang (武皇)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 198
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment benevolence that would not harm the hidden princes · Mode quoted-speech Speaker An Chonghui (安重誨)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 214
- Assessment clansman and meritorious worthy who served three reigns and stabilized the altars · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Li Qi (李琪)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 203
- Assessment wailed beyond bearing at Zhuangzong death · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 175
- At thirteen he served Xianzu and as a clansman was loved no differently than a sonDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 197
- Claimed Wuhuang achievement and the former emperor realm as his ownDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 199
- Served Wuhuang thirty years through hardship until no skin was wholeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 198
References in the histories
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