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Imperial Prince 皇子

Huangzi

Attested AD 618 - AD 907

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Imperial Prince was an Imperial Prince.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 to AD 907 禮樂志嘉禮儀注（無紀年）
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 197-198

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor (皇帝)
imperial prince 皇子 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 197-198, 201

Career and standing

Imperial Prince 皇子
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 197-198

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Of
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 17, passages 197-198

Works and attributed material

request that a lord instruct the prince's capping 皇子某王將加冠
Speech · Topic
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 201, 204, 229

Events and relationships

Crowning of Imperial Princes 皇子冠
Ritual · Recipient · Received capping
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 17, passages 197-198, 201, 210, 225

References in the histories

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History

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 17Volume 17 Treatises 7: Rites and Music 7 · 8 passages

皇子冠 Crowning of Imperial Princes

皇子冠。 Crowning of imperial princes.

主人曰：「皇子某王將加冠，請某公教之。」 The host said, "Prince So-and-so will be capped; I ask Lord So-and-so to instruct him."

主人曰：「皇子某王將加冠，願某公教之。」 The host said, "Prince So-and-so will be capped; I wish Lord So-and-so to instruct him."

賓曰：「王重有命，其敢不從。」 The guest said, "The prince has urgently commanded; how dare I not obey?"

皇子席于室戶東、房戶西，南面。 the prince's seat east of the chamber door and west of the inner room door, south-facing.

皇子雙童髻、空頂幘、彩褲褶、錦紳、烏皮履，立于房內，南面。 The prince wore double child topknots, open cap, colored trousers-jacket, brocade sash, black shoes, and stood in the room south-facing.

賓曰：「皇子某王將加冠、某謹應命。」 The guest said, "Prince So-and-so will be capped; I respectfully accept the charge."