Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Ruler

Emperor Shizu 世祖

Shìzǔ

Attested AD 450 - AD 464

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Shizu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 450 to AD 453 元嘉末
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 62, passage 42
AD 453 世祖即位
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 62, passage 84
AD 453 世祖即位
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 266
AD 457 to AD 464 大明中
Directly stated · Book of Song 56, passage 188

Key source chapters

Career and standing

AD 453 世祖即位
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 266

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 266

Works and attributed material

Edict · Author · With Wang Wei (王微) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 266-268
Edict · Author · With Zhang Fu (張敷) · Direct quotation · Mode quoted-document Speaker Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 84-86

Events and relationships

Issued posthumous award edict
Political · Sovereign · With Wang Wei (王微)
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passages 266, 268

Assessments and attributes

Assessment deeply mourned Wang Wei's early death · Mode edict Speaker Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · Book of Song 62, passage 267

References in the histories

Book of Song, Chapter 56Volume 56 Biographies 16: Xie Zhan, Kong Linzhi · 1 passage

覬弟道存，世祖大明中，曆黃門吏部郎，臨海王子頊前軍長史、南郡太守。 Ji's younger brother Daocun, in the Daming era of Emperor Shizu, served as gentleman of the yellow gate in the ministry of personnel, chief clerk of the vanguard army of the prince of Linhai Zixu, and administrator of Nan Commandery.

Book of Song, Chapter 62Volume 62 Biographies 22: Yang Xin, Zhang Fu, Wang Wei · 3 passages

子瞻，元嘉末為世祖南中郎長史、尋陽太守，卒官。 His son Zhan, late in Yuanjia, was Chief Clerk on Shizu's Southern Center Army staff and Governor of Xunyang, and died in office.

世祖即位，詔曰：「司徒故左長史張敷，貞心簡立，幼樹風規。 When Emperor Shizu ascended the throne, an edict read: "The late Zhang Fu, former Left Chief Clerk to the Minister of Works, bore a loyal heart and plain integrity and established his moral bearing from youth.

世祖即位，詔曰：「微棲志貞深，文行惇洽，生自華宗，身安隱素，足以賁茲丘園，惇是薄俗。 When Emperor Shizu ascended the throne, an edict read: "Wei dwelt with pure and deep intent, his literary conduct sincere and harmonious; born of a great clan, he lived at ease in plain simplicity—enough to adorn these hills and gardens and enrich this shallow age.