Overview
Emperor Muzong was an emperor of Liao.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Shulü | 述律 | Shùlǜ |
| Changed name | Jing | 璟 | Jǐng |
| Posthumous name | Filial, Peaceful, Reverent, and Upright Emperor | 孝安敬正皇帝 | |
| Regnal name | Emperor of Heaven's Accord | 天順皇帝 | Tianshun Huangdi |
Life and dates
Death
- Killed by a kitchen servant while drunkDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 76
Attested activity
- AD 951 應曆1年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 7
- AD 960 應曆10年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 143
- AD 961 應曆11年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 155
- AD 962 應曆12年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 164
- AD 963 應曆13年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 169
- AD 952 應曆2年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 14
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- AD 953 應曆3年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 47
- AD 954 應曆4年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 68
- AD 955 應曆5年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 83
- AD 956 應曆6年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 97
- AD 957 應曆7年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 103
- AD 958 應曆8年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 118
- AD 959 應曆9年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 127
- AD 951 to AD 959 Chronology stated or entailed by s0064, s0070Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 64, 70
- AD 951 周廣順元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passages 31, 156
- AD 959 显德六年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 185
- AD 939 會同二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 6, passage 4
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Emperor Taizong (太宗)eldest son 長子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 3
- Child of Empress Jing'an (靖安皇后)mother 母Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 3
- Child of Emperor Taizong of Liao (遼太宗)son 子Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 179
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 6 Volume 6 Annals 6: Muzong 1 32 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73 Volume 73: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 2: Khitan 2 10 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 70 Volume 70: Hereditary House of Eastern Han 4 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong 1 passage
Career and standing
- Prince of Shou'an 壽安王Enfeoffed · From Source Date: Text: 會同二年 · Western Year: AD 939Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 4
- Emperor of Heaven's AccordDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 64
- Emperor of Heavenly Accord 天順皇帝ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 7
- Prince of QiDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 179
- Called the Sleep King because he drank at night and slept by dayDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 66
- Emperor · Date Source Date: Text: 天祿五年秋九月丁卯 · Western Year: AD 951Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 7
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- AD 951 述律代立Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 31
- AD 951Reign Id liao-yingliDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 64, 180
Places and affiliations
- Polities liao, KhitanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 179
- Polity Id liao · Relation RuledDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 7
- At Southern Capital 南京 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 8
Works and attributed material
- Edict · Author · Units s0115, s0116Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passages 115-116
Events and relationships
- Ascended thronePolitical · Subject · Date Source Date: Text: 天祿五年丁卯 · Western Year: AD 951Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 7
- Ceased southern raids after accessionEvent ceased southern raids after accession · Historical eventDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 69
- KilledViolence · Perpetrator · With Guge (古哥) · Date Source Date: Text: 應曆10年庚午 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 960Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 152
- KilledViolence · Perpetrator · With Xiao Gu (肖古) · Date Source Date: Text: 應曆7年辛巳 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 7 · Western Year: AD 957Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 108
- Relation Suzerain of · Person Liu Chengjun (劉承鈞)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 70, passage 68
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment his court was disordered and ripe for conquest · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 81
- Item stone lion from the zhenyin screen 鎮茵石狻猊 · Relation Used as weapon · Date Source Date: Text: 應曆10年庚午 · Reign Id: liao-yingli · Regnal Year: 10 · Western Year: AD 960Directly stated · History of Liao 6, passage 152
Source notes
- From Shulü · To JingDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 64
References in the histories
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