Emperor Ming of Qi (齊明帝)

Overview

Emperor Ming of Qi was a ruler of Southern Qi.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Temple name	Emperor Gao	高宗	Gaozong

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 494 受恩高宗
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 238
AD 497 四年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 17
AD 494 to AD 498 建武
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 48, passages 129, 185
AD 494 to AD 497 建武中
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passages 10-11
AD 495 建武二年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 119
AD 494 建武元年
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 224

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AD 497 建武四年
Directly stated · Book of Liang 15, passages 51, 53
AD 497 建武末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 16
AD 494 後明帝立
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 21, passage 128
AD 494 to AD 498 明帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 17, passage 55
AD 494 to AD 498 明帝作相…建武
Directly stated · Book of Liang 52, passage 122
AD 494 明帝卽位
Directly stated · Book of Liang 19, passage 115
AD 494 to AD 494 明帝謀入嗣位
Directly stated · Book of Liang 15, passage 46
AD 494 to AD 494 隆昌中輔政
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 227
AD 494 高宗始業
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 271
AD 494 齊明帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 55, passage 21
AD 494 to AD 498 齊明帝作相/即位
Directly stated · Book of Liang 16, passage 11

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Empress of Qi Mingdi
empress 后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 20, passage 11

Kinship Role sons · 諸子幼弱 · Quantity several
Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 11

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Southern Qi 南齊 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 238

Works and attributed material

Edict · Author · With Xie Fei (謝朏)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 15, passages 53-61
Edict · Issuer · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passages 196-199
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passages 116-117

Events and relationships

Mass killings
Political · Perpetrator
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 21, passage 128
Turned to
Political · Patron · With Xie Tiao (謝朓)
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 271

Source notes

Southern Qi 南齊
Statement Associated with Southern Qi (南齊); polity id not supplied in packet.
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 224

References in the histories

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History

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Book of Liang, Chapter 15Volume 15: Xie Fei; Xie Lan · 3 passages

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時明帝謀入嗣位，朝之舊臣皆引參謀策。 Mingdi was then plotting to enter the succession; old courtiers were all drawn into counsel.

明帝下詔曰：「夫超然榮觀，風流自遠； Mingdi issued an edict: "To stand beyond glory is to see the world from far off;

初，齊明帝及覽父綍、東海徐孝嗣，並爲吳興，號稱名守，覽皆欲過之！ Once Qi Mingdi, Lan's father Fu, and Donghai's Xu Xiaosi had all ruled Wuxing as famed administrators—Lan meant to outdo them all!

Book of Liang, Chapter 16Volume 16: Wang Liang; Zhang Ji; Wang Ying · 3 passages

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時齊明帝作相，聞而嘉之，引爲領軍長史，甚見賞納。 Qi Emperor Ming was then regent; hearing of him he praised him, made him chief of staff to the guard general, and favored him deeply.

明帝領牧，仍爲別駕。 When Emperor Ming held the governorship, Ji remained as vice governor.

明帝勤憂庶政，瑩頻處二郡，皆有能名。 Mingdi toiled over common government; Ying twice held commanderies and in both won a name for ability.

Book of Liang, Chapter 17Volume 17: Wang Zhenguo; Ma Xianpin; Zhang Qi · 2 passages

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建武末，魏軍圍司州，明帝使徐州刺史裴叔業攻拔渦陽，以爲聲援，起珍國爲輔國將軍，率兵助焉。 Late in Jianwu, Wei besieged Si province; Emperor Ming sent Xuzhou inspector Pei Shuye to take Guoyang as a diversion and raised Zhenguo to supporting-the-state general to reinforce him.

緬卒，事明帝。 When Mian died, he served Emperor Ming.

Book of Liang, Chapter 19Volume 19: Zong Guai; Liu Tan; Yue Ai · 1 passage

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明帝卽位，以夬爲郢州治中，有名稱職，以父老去官還鄉里。 When Emperor Ming took the throne, Guai was made administrative aide of Yingzhou. He had a good reputation and was competent in office, but because his father was old he left office and returned to his village.

Book of Liang, Chapter 20Volume 20: Liu Lijian; Chen Bozhi · 7 passages

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時明帝諸子幼弱，內親則仗遙欣兄弟，外親則倚后弟劉暄、內弟江祏。 The Ming Emperor's sons were still young; inside the palace he leaned on the Yaoqin brothers, outside on the empress's brother Liu Xuan and her brother-in-law Jiang Shi.

而遙欣至州，多招賓客，厚自封殖，明帝甚惡之。 but in the province he gathered guests and grew fat on graft, and the Ming Emperor came to hate him.

會多所慠忽，於公座與遙欣競侮季連，季連憾之，乃密表明帝，稱遙欣有異迹。 Hui was insolent; before the assembly he and Yaoqin mocked Lijian together. Lijian nursed the grudge and secretly told the Ming Emperor that Yaoqin showed suspicious signs.

明帝納焉，乃以遙欣爲雍州刺史。 The emperor believed him and made Yaoqin Yongzhou inspector.

明帝心德季連，四年，以爲輔國將軍、益州刺史，令據遙欣上流。 Grateful to Lijian, in year four the emperor made him Supporting-the-State General and Yizhou inspector, set to hold the upper river against Yaoqin.

明帝遣廣之討子敬，廣之至歐陽，遣伯之先驅，因城開，獨入斬子敬。 The Ming Emperor sent Guangzhi to punish Zijing; at Ouyang Guangzhi sent Bozhi ahead, and when the gates opened Bozhi went in alone and beheaded Zijing.

我荷明帝厚恩，誓死以報。 I owe Mingdi a great debt and swear to repay it with my life.

Book of Liang, Chapter 52Volume 52: The Self-Sufficient · 2 passages

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齊武帝崩，明帝作相，誅鋤異己，季直不能阿意，明帝頗忌之，乃出爲輔國長史、北海太守。 When Qi Wudi died, Mingdi became regent and purged dissenters; Jizhi could not flatter him and Mingdi feared him, sending him out as Chief Clerk Who Assists the State and administrator of Beihai.

或勸季直造門致謝，明帝旣見，便留之，以爲驃騎諮議參軍，兼尚書左丞。 Some urged Jizhi to call at his gate and apologize; once Mingdi saw him he kept him, making him Army Adviser on the Rapid Cavalry and Director of the Left in the Secretariat.

Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 1 passage

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恒於別室祠齊氏七廟，又微服至曲阿拜齊明帝陵。 He constantly worshipped the Qi line's seven ancestral temples in a separate chamber, and in plain dress went to Qu'e to pay respects at Emperor Ming of Qi's tomb.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 2: Crown Prince Wenhui · 2 passages

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初，太子內懷惡明帝，密謂竟陵王子良曰：「我意色中殊不悅此人，當由其福德薄所致。」 Earlier the crown prince had secretly loathed Emperor Ming and told the prince of Jingling, Ziliang: "Something in my heart utterly rejects this man—surely his merit is thin."

後明帝立，果大相誅害。 Later, when Emperor Ming acceded, he did indeed kill on a vast scale.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 47Volume 47 Biographies 28: Wang Rong, Xie Tiao · 2 passages

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朓自以受恩高宗，非渢所言，不肯答。 Tiao considered that he owed his favor to the High Ancestor and would not accept what Hong said; he refused to reply.

高宗始業，乃顧玄暉。 When the High Ancestor began his enterprise, he turned to Xuanhui.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui · 4 passages

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帝不納。 The Emperor did not accept it.

隆昌中，悛坐罪將見誅，繪伏闕請代兄死，高宗輔政，救解之。 During Longchang, Jun was charged with a crime and about to be executed; Hui prostrated himself at the palace gate and asked to die in his brother's place; the High Ancestor, assisting in government, rescued and released him.

高宗爲驃騎，以繪爲輔國將軍，諮議，領錄事，典筆翰。 When the High Ancestor was rapid cavalry general, he made Hui general who assists the state and adviser, head of the recording office, and in charge of brush and documents.

高宗卽位，遷太子中庶子，出爲寧朔將軍、撫軍長史。 When the High Ancestor ascended the throne, Hui was transferred to vice director in the heir apparent's household and sent out as pacification general and chief clerk of the pacification army.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 37: Trusted Officials · 3 passages

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二少帝竝居西殿，高宗卽位住東齋，開陰室出世祖白紗帽防身刀，法亮歔欷流涕。 The two young emperors both lived in the western hall. When Emperor Gao took the throne he lodged in the eastern studio, opened the private chamber, and brought out Emperor Wu's white gauze cap and self-defense knife. Faliang sobbed and wept.

高武舊人鮮有存者，法亮以主署文事，故不見疑，位任如故。 Few of Emperor Gao Wu's old associates still survived. Because Faliang handled documentary affairs at the secretariat, he was not suspected, and his rank and duties remained unchanged.

高宗輔政，以文顯守少府，見任使。 When Emperor Gao held the regency, Wenxian was made acting Minister of the Palace Parks and was trusted with important duties.