Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Emperor of Liu Song

Emperor Cangwu 蒼梧王

Cāngwú wáng

Attested AD 472 - AD 477

Passages: 4
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Cangwu was an emperor of Liu Song.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Epithet	Deposed Emperor of Cangwu	蒼梧

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 473 to AD 477 元徽
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 95
AD 472 to AD 477 蒼梧暴虐
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 173
AD 477 蒼梧王廢
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 31, passages 33, 101

Key source chapters

Career and standing

deposed 廢
AD 477 五年而廢蒼梧
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 31, passage 101

Assessments and attributes

Assessment tyrannical/cruel · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 2, passage 173

References in the histories

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 1 passage

及蒼梧暴虐，釁結朝野，百姓懍懍，命懸朝夕。 When Emperor Cangwu turned cruel, wrath filled court and field; common folk trembled, their lives measured from dawn to dusk.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 31Volume 31 Biographies 12: Jiang Mi, Xun Boyu · 2 passages

蒼梧王廢後，物情尚懷疑惑，謐獨竭誠歸事太祖，以本官領尚書左丞。 After the Prince of Cangwu was deposed, popular feeling still hung in doubt; Mi alone gave himself wholly to the Founder and, in his present office, also led the ministry as left vice director.

五年而廢蒼梧。 Five years on, the throne cast down the Deposed Emperor of Cangwu.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 1 passage

太祖廢蒼梧，明旦，呼正直舍人虞整，醉不能起，係宗歡喜奉命。 When the Founding Emperor deposed Emperor Cangwu, the next morning he summoned the upright attendant Yu Zheng, who was too drunk to rise. Xizong gladly took the order in his place.