Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Founding Emperor

the founding emperor 太祖

First attested AD 478; died AD 482

Passages: 12
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

the founding emperor was a Founding Emperor.

Life and dates

Death

AD 482 太祖臨崩
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59

Attested activity

AD 478 升明二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 49, 51
AD 482 太祖臨崩
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 59, 69
AD 479 太祖踐祚
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 54

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Wu (世祖)
heir 世祖
Emperor Wu 世祖
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59
Parent of Ying (映)
son 子 · paternal line
father 父
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 48, 51
Parent of Ye (曄)
fifth son 第五子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 85
Parent of Huang (晃)
fourth son 第四子 · paternal line
fourth son 第四子
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 48
Spouse of Lady Luo (羅氏)
Lady Luo 羅氏 · Concubinage
Lady Luo 母羅氏 · Concubinage
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 86
Parent of Ziliang (子良)
prince 王
Prince of Jingling Ziliang 竟陵王子良
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 60
Parent of Ni (嶷)
Prince of Yuzhang 豫章王
Prince of Yuzhang Ni 豫章王嶷
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 65

Career and standing

AD 479 太祖踐祚
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 54

Places and affiliations

At Huaiyin 淮陰 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 86

Works and attributed material

Deathbed admonition · Speaker · With Emperor Wu (世祖) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 69
Reply · Author · With Ye (曄) · Direct quotation
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 35, passages 88-89
Saying · Speaker · With Huang (晃) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 83

Events and relationships

Entrusted Huang to Emperor Wu
Political · Dying emperor
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 59
Issued hand edict for staff beating
Legal · Authority · With Huang (晃)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 35, passage 55

References in the histories

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History

12 passages

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 16: Gao Zu's Twelve Princes · 12 passages

長沙威王晃，字宣明，太祖第四子也。 Prince Wei of Changsha, Huang, styled Xuanming, was the founding emperor's fourth son.

少有武力，為太祖所愛。 In youth he was physically powerful and a favorite of the founding emperor.

太祖踐祚，晃欲陳政事，輒為典簽所裁，晃執殺之。 When the founding emperor ascended, Huang tried to present affairs of state but the chief clerk always blocked him; Huang seized and killed the man.

上大怒，手詔賜杖。 The emperor was furious and by his own hand issued an edict ordering a beating with the staff.

世祖為皇太子，拜武進陵，于曲阿后湖斗隊，使晃御馬軍，上聞之，又不悅。 When Emperor Wu was crown prince he visited Wujin tomb; at Qu'a's rear lake they drilled in ranks and Huang was set to command the horse army — the emperor heard and was displeased again.

太祖臨崩，以晃屬世祖，處以輦轂近蕃，勿令遠出。 On his deathbed the founding emperor entrusted Huang to Emperor Wu, keeping him in the capital's nearby domains — never far away.

陛下當憶先朝念白象。」 Your Majesty should remember how the late emperor cherished White Elephant."

太祖大漸時，誡世祖曰：「宋氏若不骨肉相圖，他族豈得乘其衰弊，汝深戒之。」 On his deathbed the founding emperor warned Emperor Wu: "If the Song house does not turn on its own kin, no other clan can exploit its weakness — guard against this deeply."

太祖常曰：「此我家任城也。」 The founding emperor often said: "This is our house's Prince of Rencheng."

武陵昭王曄，字宣照，太祖第五子也。 Prince Zhao of Wuling, Ye, styled Xuanzhao, was the founding emperor's fifth son.

母羅氏，從太祖在淮陰，以罪誅，曄年四歲，思慕不異成人，故每見愛。 His mother was Lady Luo; she had followed the founding emperor at Huaiyin and was executed; at four Ye grieved like a grown man — and was always cherished for it.

曄剛穎俊出，工弈棋，與諸王共作短句，詩學謝靈運體，以呈上，報曰：「見汝二十字，諸兒作中最為優者。 Ye was sharp and outstanding, skilled at chess; with his brothers he wrote short verses in Xie Lingyun's style and presented them; the emperor replied: "In your twenty characters this is the best of the boys' work.