Emperor Ming of Song 宋明帝

Other names

Family

• Spouse of Consort Chen Zhaohua (陳昭華)
  bright consort 昭華 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Emperor Shun (順皇帝)
  son 子
  father 父
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 10, passage 1; Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Prince of Wuling Zan (武陵王贊)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
• Parent of Prince Zhijing (智井)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Prince of Jinxi Xie (晉熙王燮)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Emperor Houfei (後廢帝)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Fourth Prince (第四皇子)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Prince Fa-liang (法良)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Prince Ji of Jiangxia (江夏王躋)
  fathered 生
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 4
• Spouse of Consort Chen (陳貴妃)
  honored consort 貴妃 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Spouse of Lady Xu Jieyu (徐婕妤)
  lady of the Jieyu rank 婕妤 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Spouse of Lady Xu Liangren (徐良人)
  lady of the Liangren rank 良人 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
• Spouse of Lady Quan (泉美人)
  lady of the Meiren rank 美人 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 3
• Spouse of Lady Du (杜脩華)
  lady of the Xiuhua rank 脩華 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 5
• Spouse of Lady Zheng (鄭脩容)
  lady of the Xiurong rank 脩容 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Spouse of Lady Xie (謝脩儀)
  lady of the Xiuyi rank 脩儀 · Concubinage
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2
• Parent of Prince Hui of Suiyang (隨陽王翽)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passages 5, 26
• Parent of Prince Song of Xinxing (新興王嵩)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passages 6, 10
• Parent of Prince Xi of Shijian (始建王禧)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passages 7, 14
• Parent of Prince You of Shao-ling (友)
  son 子
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passages 3, 20
• Kin of Liu Ziye (劉子業)
  uncle 叔父 · paternal line
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 25

• Kinship Role sons · Count 12
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 2

Career and standing

• Emperor Ming 明帝
  Held
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 183
• AD 465 和平六年
  usurped throne
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 25

Places and affiliations

• Liu Song 劉宋
  Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 25
• Liu Song 劉宋
  Relation Ruled
  Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 133
• Polity Liu Song 劉宋 · Relation Ruled
  Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 7, passage 97
• Polity Liu Song 宋 · Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Liang 7, passage 99; Book of Wei 7, passages 181, 183, 190
• Polity Id liu-song · Relation Ruled
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 17, passage 190; Book of Southern Qi 20, passage 39; Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 21; Book of Song 10, passage 1; Book of Song 73, passage 315; Book of Song 86, passage 16; Book of Song 90, passages 2, 18
• Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
  Directly stated · Book of Song 76, passage 156

Learning and skills

• Skill go 圍碁 · Level very poor but believed himself third rank
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passages 52, 54

Works and attributed material

• Song Shu, Annals of Emperor Ming 宋書明帝紀
  Relation Subject of
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 183
• Song Shu, Annals of Emperor Ming 宋書明帝紀
  Annals entry · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Song Shu 宋書
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passages 183, 186
• Edict · Author
  Directly stated · Book of Song 73, passages 315-317
• Judgment · Subject · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passages 18-19
• Xian had the talent to govern Guangzhou as inspector
  Oral assessment · Speaker · With Shen Xian (沈憲)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 166
• He asked whether Wang Jingwen got enough of the rare delicacy.
  Oral question · Speaker · With Wang Jingwen (王景文)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 60

Events and relationships

• Accepted advice and shelved proposal
  Political · Ruler · With Jia Yuanyou (賈元友)
  Directly stated · Book of Song 86, passage 128
• Appointed two wind watch clerks and assigned two observatory astronomers to Yu Yuan to cross check celestial reports
  Court administration
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passages 42-43
• Killed and usurped
  AD 465 和平六年 · Usurpation · Actor · With Liu Ziye (劉子業)
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 25
• Overate zhuyi, developed severe swelling, and recovered temporarily after vinegar wine
  Medical crisis
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passages 63-64
• Planned a ten story pagoda and divided it into two five story structures when it could not stand
  Construction
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 45
• Received envoy
  Diplomatic · Recipient · With Xing You (邢祐)
  Directly stated · Book of Wei 7, passage 133

Assessments and attributes

• Assessment favored Yu Yuan greatly for learning, official skill, and their old princely-household bond · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Emperor Ming of Song (宋明帝)
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 40
• Assessment His line rested on an adopted succession not born of himself; sparse branches could not shelter the root. · Mode historian-judgment
  Directly stated · Book of Song 90, passage 18
• suspicious, corpulent, and averse to drafts
  Character and physique
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 42
• a hearty eater especially fond of honey-steeped zhuyi, consumed by several bowls
  Diet
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 59
• Item Xiang Palace Temple 湘宮寺 · Relation Built on former residence · Cost extremely extravagant
  Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 53, passage 44