Overview
The translated histories identify Xiang as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 15 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xiang | 頊 | Xu |
| Title | crown prince | 皇太子 | |
| Title | Crown Prince | 皇太子 | Huang Taizi |
| Title | Duke of Guangguo | 光國公 | |
| Title | Duke of Guangguo | 光國公 | Guangguo Gong |
| Temple | Emperor Shenzong | 神宗 | Shenzong |
| Title | Emperor Shenzong, Continuing Heaven through Sagely Filial | 神宗紹天法古運德建功英文烈武欽仁聖孝皇帝 | Shenzong Shaotian Fagu Yunde Jiangong Yingwen Liewu Qinren Shengxiao Huangdi |
| Title | Prince of Huaiyang | 淮陽郡王 | |
| Title | Prince of Huaiyang | 淮陽郡王 | Huaiyang Junwang |
| Title | Prince of Ying | 潁王 | |
| Title | Prince of Ying | 潁王 | Ying Wang |
| Temple | Shenzong | 神宗 | Shenzong |
| Title | Song ruler | 宋主 | |
| Personal | Xiang | 頊 | Xū |
| Given | Xiang | 頊 | |
| Personal | Xu | 頊 | Xu |
| Personal | Zhongzhen | 仲鍼 | Zhongzhen |
| Childhood | Zhongzhen | 仲鍼 | Zhongzhen |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · liaoshi:022:s0020
- Sex: male
Roles
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Birth
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 慶曆八年四月戊寅 · Western Year: AD 1048 · Place: Prince of Pu's palace / 濮王宮Explicit · songshi:014:s0002
Death
- Explicit · liaoshi:024:s0154
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 大安元年 · Reign Id: liao-daan · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 1085Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:024:s0154
- Source Date: Text: 二年春正月 · Western Year: AD 1069Explicit event contextual date · songshi:014:s0175
- Source Date: Text: 咸雍三年三月癸亥 · Western Year: AD 1067Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:022:s0102
- Source Date: Text: 嘉祐八年 · Western Year: AD 1063Explicit event contextual date · songshi:013:s0039, songshi:014:s0005
- Source Date: Text: 慶曆八年四月戊寅 · Western Year: AD 1048Explicit · songshi:014:s0002
- Source Date: Text: 治平三年 · Western Year: AD 1066Explicit event contextual date · songshi:013:s0186
- Source Date: Text: 治平三年三月 · Western Year: AD 1066Explicit · songshi:014:s0014
- Source Date: Text: 治平元年 · Western Year: AD 1064Explicit event contextual date · songshi:013:s0081
- Source Date: Text: 治平元年六月 · Western Year: AD 1064Explicit · songshi:014:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 治平四年正月丁巳 · Western Year: AD 1067Explicit · songshi:014:s0017
- Source Date: Text: 熙甯元年 · Western Year: AD 1068Explicit · songshi:014:s0100, songshi:014:s0101
Family
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- Spouse of Empress Xiang (向氏)Kinship Term: consort / 夫人 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: formed
Kinship Term: consort / 夫人 · Union Category: primary-marriage - Sibling of Zhao Yun (趙頵)Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder - Sibling of Zhao Hao (趙顥)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger - Child of Emperor Yingzong (英宗)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1 - Child of Yingzong (英宗)Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Child of Empress Xuanren (宣仁聖烈皇后高氏)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son - Child of Shu (曙)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Parent of Song ruler Xu (煦)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Career and standing
- Label: Zhongwu military commissioner / 忠武軍節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉祐八年九月辛亥 · Western Year: AD 1063Explicit · songshi:013:s0052
- Label: deputy chief of the guard office / 率府副率 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshi:014:s0004
- Label: general of the right thousand-oxen guard / 右千牛衛將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshi:014:s0004
- Label: military commissioner of Zhongwu / co-director of the Secretariat-Chancellery / 忠武軍節度使、同中書門下平章事 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshi:014:s0012
- Label: observation commissioner of An / 安州觀察使 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshi:014:s0006
- Title: Prince of Huaiyang / 淮陽郡王 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉祐八年九月辛亥 · Western Year: AD 1063Explicit · songshi:013:s0052
- Title: Duke of Guangguo / 光國公 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 嘉祐八年四月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 1063Explicit · songshi:013:s0039
- Title: Prince of Ying / 潁王 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 治平元年六月己亥 · Western Year: AD 1064Explicit · songshi:013:s0081
- Title: Duke of Guangguo / 光國公 · Action: grantedExplicit · songshi:014:s0006
- Title: Prince of Huaiyang / 淮陽郡王 · Action: grantedExplicit · songshi:014:s0012
- Title: Prince of Ying / 潁王 · Action: grantedExplicit · songshi:014:s0013
- Status: crown-prince · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 治平三年十二月壬寅 · Western Year: AD 1066Explicit · songshi:014:s0016
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸雍三年三月癸亥 · Western Year: AD 1067Explicit · liaoshi:022:s0102
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 治平三年十二月壬寅 · Western Year: AD 1066 · Role: crown-princeExplicit · songshi:013:s0186
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 治平四年正月丁巳 · Western Year: AD 1067Explicit · songshi:014:s0017
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: ruled
Learning and skills
- Label: received the classics in the Eastern Palace / 受經於東宮Explicit · songshi:014:s0007
Works and attributed material
- Work: Preface to the Comprehensive Mirror / 資治通鑒序 · Relation: authorExplicit · songshi:014:s0084
- Kind: edict · Role: authorExplicit · songshi:014:s0031
Events and relationships
- Kind: ritual · Role: mourner · Action: attended Tang Jie's mourning · Other Person Id: Tang Jie (唐介)Explicit · songshi:014:s0188
- Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: began holding court after three ministerial pleas · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 治平四年正月丙寅 · Western Year: AD 1067Explicit · songshi:014:s0023
- Kind: ritual · Role: subject · Action: dreamed a spirit bore him to HeavenExplicit · songshi:014:s0005
- Relation: student-of · Person Id: Wang Tao (王陶)Explicit · songshi:014:s0011
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: physical-description · Statement: high nose and dragon countenance; measured movements; studied to the point of forgetting meals; never used a fan even in heat
Source notes
- From: Zhongzhen / 仲鍼 · To: Xu / 頊
References in the histories
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