Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Son of Heaven 天子

Tianzi

Attested AD 317

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Son of Heaven was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 317 天子陵江禦物
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 101, passage 26

Places and affiliations

Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 101, passage 26

Events and relationships

Fled across Yangzi abandoned north of Huai
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 26

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 101Volume 101 Records 1: Liu Yuanhai and Liu Xuan · 1 passage

天子陵江禦物，分據地險，回首中原，力不能救，劃長淮以北，大抵棄之。 The emperor fled across the Yangzi to stem the tide, clung to river defences, gazed back at the north he could not save, and yielded everything north of the Huai.