Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

the late emperor 先帝

First attested AD 465; died AD 472

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Overview

the late emperor was a ruler.

IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesRuler

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Epithet the sage 聖

Life and dates

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Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

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Source notes

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 5: Liu Shilong, Zhang Gui · 2 passages
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:　　攸之稟性空淺，躁而無謀，濃湖土崩，本非己力，彭城、下邳，望旗宵遁，再棄王師，久應肆法，值先帝宥其回溪之恥，冀有封崤之捷，故得幸會推遷，頻煩顯授。 Youzhi is shallow and rash, without counsel. At Nonghu the ramparts gave way—no strength of his; at Pengcheng and Xiapi he ran at the first banner by night, twice deserting the imperial host. He should have died by statute long since; the late emperor spared the disgrace of Huixi, hoping he might yet win a victory like Feng and Yao—so fortune lifted him, and high posts came again and again.