Overview
Zhuangzong was a ruler and Royal Family Member.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Cunxu | 存勖 | Cúnxù |
| Posthumous name | Guangsheng Shenmin Xiao emperor | 光聖神閔孝皇帝 | |
| Alternate name | Lesser Son | 亞子 | Yàzǐ |
Life and dates
Birth
- Date Source Date: Text: 唐光啟元年歲在乙巳，冬十月二十二日癸亥 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 885 · At Jinyang palace 晉陽宮Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 2
Age
- 24AD 908 天祐五年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 34
- 13AD 897 十三習《春秋》 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 15
- 11AD 895 帝時年十一 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 6
Attested activity
- AD 885 唐光啟元年歲在乙巳，冬十月二十二日癸亥Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 2
- AD 908 天祐五年二月壬戌Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 33, 59
- AD 908 天祐五年春正月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 33-34
- AD 897 十三習《春秋》Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 15
- AD 901 to AD 907 及安塞不利之後Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 20-21
- AD 895 帝時年十一Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 6
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Kening (克寧)younger paternal uncle 季父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 41
- Child of Wuhuang (武皇)eldest son 長子 · paternal line
eldest son 長子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 1 - Sibling of Li Cunhao (李存顥)half-brother 庶孽 · Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 46, 48
- Child of Empress Zhenjian (貞簡皇后)mother 母 · maternal line
mother 母Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 2
- Kinship Role illegitimate half-brothers · Quantity six or seven · Wuhuang's bastard sons older than the heirDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 46
Origins and identity
- three generations wholly loyal to the royal house家世三代，盡忠王室Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 22
Career and standing
- acting Sikong 檢校司空AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 13
- prefect of Xi 隰州刺史Appointed · held in absentiaDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 13
- prefect of Fen and Jin 汾、晉二郡Transferred · both held in absentiaDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 13
- King at Jinyang 嗣王位於晉陽AD 908 天祐五年春正月 · At Jinyang 晉陽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 34
Places and affiliations
- Polity Jin 晉 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 34
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 2, 7
- At Jinyang palace 晉陽宮 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 2
Learning and skills
- Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋AD 897 十三習《春秋》 · StudiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 15
- Skill mounted archery 射騎 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 16
- Skill music 音律 · Level thoroughDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 14
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Zhang Chengye (張承業) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 54
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Wuhuang (武皇) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 21-26, 29-31
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Kening (克寧) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 42-43
Events and relationships
- Began to decide great affairsPolitical · RulerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 40
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 6
- Observed mourningRitual · MournerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 36
- Presented victory and escorted throneDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 7
- Survived coupDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 51-52, 59
- Took throneAD 908 天祐五年春正月 · Political · Successor · At Jinyang 晉陽Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 34
Show 1 more source-backed claim
- Wailed forDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 61
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment courage and daring few could match; mind at ease · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 16
- Assessment remarkable face; future pillar of the realm · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zhaozong (昭宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passages 7-8
- Assessment solemn, unusual, especially cherished · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 5
- Item jadeite dish 翡翠盤 · Relation Bestowed · With Zhaozong (昭宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 9
- Item xichi wine cup 鸂鶒酒卮 · Relation Bestowed · With Zhaozong (昭宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 27, passage 9
References in the histories
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