Overview
Emperor Gongdi was a ruler of Later Zhou.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Zongxun | 宗訓 | Zōngxùn |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Gong | 恭皇帝 | Gōng huángdì |
Life and dates
Birth
- AD 953 廣順三年，歲在癸丑，八月四日At prefectural residence in Chanzhou 澶州之府第Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 122
Death
- AD 973 開寶六年春At Fangling 房陵Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 108, 111
Age
- 7AD 959 显德六年 · Reckoning StatedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 149
Attested activity
- AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passages 75-76
- AD 959 應曆9年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 137
- AD 953 廣順三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 122
- AD 962 建隆三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 107
- AD 959 恭帝即位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 87, passage 86
- AD 960 显德七年正月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 160
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- AD 959 显德六年六月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 142
- AD 959 显德六年六月甲午Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 151
- AD 959 梁王即位Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 78
- AD 973 終謚為恭Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 120
- AD 960 遜其位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
- AD 973 開寶六年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 108, 111
- AD 960 顯德七年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 91, 96
- AD 959 顯德六年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 85; Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 123, 125
- AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passages 39-40
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Shizong (世宗)eldest imperial son 皇長子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 85
- Child of Empress Dowager (皇太后)empress dowager 皇太后Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 105
- Child of Emperor Shizong (世宗)son 子
father 父 - Sibling of Chai Xijin (柴熙謹)imperial brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsSources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 41; New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 154 - Sibling of Chai Xihui (柴熙誨)imperial younger brother 皇弟
imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsSources vary in certainty · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 42; New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 154 - Sibling of Zongrang (宗讓)imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
second son 第二子 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
imperial younger brother 皇弟
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120 Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals 11 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119 Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 122 Volume 122 Book of Later Zhou 24: Biographies 2: Imperial Family 3 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Shizong of Later Zhou's Family 3 passages
Career and standing
- Grand General of the Left Guard 左衞上將軍AD 959 六月癸未 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 76
- General-in-Chief of the Left Guard 左衛上將軍AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 39
- Special Advancement and General-in-Chief of the Left Guard 特進左衛上將軍AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 123
- Prince of Liang 梁王AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 39
- Prince of Liang 梁王AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · Nominal Households 3000 · Actual Households 500 · GrantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 123
- Prince of Liang 梁王GrantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 76
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- Gong 恭AD 973 終謚為恭 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 120
- Prince of Zheng 鄭王AD 960 顯德七年 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 105
- Prince of Liang 梁王AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 123
- Prince of Liang 梁王Enfeoffed
- tender youth 紈綺之沖年Youthful sovereignDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
- AD 959 恭帝即位Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 87, passage 86
- AD 959 顯德六年六月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 40
- AD 959 顯德六年六月甲午
- EmperorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 78
- AD 959 显德六年六月甲午Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 151
- AbdicatedAD 960 显德七年正月甲辰Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 160
- yielded the throne 遜其位AD 960 遜其位 · AbdicatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
- AD 960 顯德七年春正月Outcome Abdicated to SongDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 95-97, 104-105
Places and affiliations
- Later Zhou 周Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 137
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
- AD 962 建隆三年At Fangzhou 房州 · Relation Exiled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 107
- AD 973 開寶六年十月At Shunling 順陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 112-113
- At Chanzhou 澶州 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 122
Works and attributed material
- AD 960 顯德七年正月Edict · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 96-98, 101-103
- Judgment · Subject · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passages 116-120
Events and relationships
- yielded his throne 遜其位AD 960 遜其位 · Political · Abdicating ruler · Yielded throneDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
- Relation Successor of · Person Emperor Shizong (世宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 40
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment posthumous title Gong was fitting · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 120
- Assessment wise to yield the throne · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 119
References in the histories
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