Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Last emperor of Western Wei (r. AD 554-556); took the young Yuan Heng as a companion while crown prince

Emperor Gong of Wei 魏恭帝

Wei Gongdi

Attested c. AD 552 - AD 557

Passages: 11
Chapters: 6
Histories: 2

Overview

Emperor Gong of Wei was a Last emperor of Western Wei (r. AD 554-556); took the young Yuan Heng as a companion while crown prince.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Posthumous name	the Wei emperor	魏帝

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 557 元年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 147
AD 556 魏恭帝三年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passages 6, 10; Book of Zhou 4, passage 6; Book of Zhou 17, passage 58; Book of Zhou 24, passage 35
AD 555 魏恭帝二年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 194
AD 554 魏恭帝元年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 43, passage 200
c. AD 552 to c. AD 556 魏恭帝在儲宮
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 122

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Western Wei 魏
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 6

Works and attributed material

Edict · Author · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passages 11-15
Investiture · Author · Direct quotation · With Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passages 16-25

Events and relationships

Abdicated
AD 556 魏恭帝三年十二月庚子 · Political · Abdicating emperor · With Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 3, passage 10
Took as companion
c. AD 552 to c. AD 554 亨年十二，魏恭帝在儲宮 · Social · Patron · With Yuan Heng (元亨)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 122

References in the histories

Search passages

History

11 passages

Book of Sui, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 19: Wang Zhangshu, Li Yan, Yi Louqian, Tian Rengong, Yuan Heng, Du Zheng, Li Che, Cui Peng · 1 passage

亨年十二，魏恭帝在儲宮，引為交友。 At twelve, when Emperor Gong of Wei was crown prince, Heng was taken into his circle of companions.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 5 passages

魏恭帝三年三月，命為安定公世子。 In the third month of the third year of Emperor Gong of Wei he was named heir to the Duke of Anding.

十二月丁亥，魏帝詔以岐陽之地封帝為周公。 On dinghai in the twelfth month the Wei emperor decreed that Jue should be enfeoffed as Duke of Zhou with the lands of Qiyang.

魏帝臨朝，遣民部中大夫、濟北西元迪致皇帝璽紱。 The Wei emperor came to court and sent Yuan Di of Western Jibei, Gentleman of the Ministry of the People, to present the imperial seal and cord.

是日，魏帝遜于大司馬府。 That same day the Wei emperor retired to the Grand Marshal’s residence.

封魏帝為宋公。 The Wei emperor was enfeoffed as Duke of Song.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 1 passage

魏恭帝三年，授大將軍，鎮隴右。 In the third year of Western Wei Emperor Gong (556) he was made grand general and posted to Longyou.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 1 passage

魏恭帝三年，除左宮伯。 In the third year of the Respectful Emperor he was made left palace baron.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 24Volume 24 Biographies 16: Lu Bian · 1 passage

辯所述六官，太祖以魏恭帝三年始命行之。 The Grand Duke first ordered Bian’s six-ministry system into effect in the third year of Emperor Gong of Wei.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Yansun; Wei You; Han Xiong; Chen Xin; Wei Xuan · 2 passages

魏恭帝元年，又與開府斛斯璉等，共齊將段孝先戰于九曲，大破之。 In the first year of Emperor Gong of Wei he again joined Husi Lian and others in fighting the Qi general Duan Xiaoxian at Jiuqu and routed him.

魏恭帝二年，拜車騎大將軍、儀同三司。 In the second year of Emperor Gong of Wei he was made General of Chariots and Cavalry with ceremonial parity to the Three Dukes.