Last Lord (後主) | 24 Histories

Overview

Last Lord was a Last emperor of Northern Qi (Gao Wei), descriptive title.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 565 to AD 577 武平
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 99
AD 568 世祖崩
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 84
AD 569 五年冬
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 142
AD 565 to AD 577 後主
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 50, passage 58
AD 577 後主亡之日
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 33, passage 35
AD 565 後主嗣位
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 89

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AD 565 後主踐祚
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 83

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Empress Hu (胡皇后)
empress dowager 太后
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 59, 71
Spouse of Daughter of Hu Changren (胡長仁女)
empress 后
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 79
Child of Shizu (世祖)
late emperor / father 先帝
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 50, passages 58, 71

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Career and standing

Ascended the throne
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 83

Events and relationships

Agreed to send Changcan to Zhaozhou
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 89
Fled to Ye
Flight · Fugitive
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 216
Relation Relied on · Person Hu Changcai (胡長粲)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 86

Source notes

was persuaded by Yuanhai as right vice minister to forbid slaughter and cut off the sale of wine
With Gao Yuanhai (高元海)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 99
Zhuogu Guangbian came to Sihao’s province on mission during his reign
With Zhuogu Guangbian (旫骨光弁)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 108

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 3 passages

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及為右僕射，又說後主禁屠宰，斷酤酒。 When he was right vice minister, he again persuaded the Last Emperor to forbid slaughter and cut off the sale of wine.

後主時，斫骨光弁奉使至州，思好迎之甚謹，光弁倨敖，思好因心銜恨。 Under the Later Lord, Zhuogu Guangbian came to the province on mission. Sihao received him with scrupulous courtesy; Guangbian repaid him with arrogance — and Sihao nursed the insult in silence.

後主奔鄴，就加太宰。 When the Later Lord fled to Ye, Pu was additionally made grand preceptor.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 33Volume 33 Biographies 25: Xiao Yuanming; Xiao Zhi (Liang); Xiao Tui; Xiao Fang (Liang); Xu Zhicai · 2 passages

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後主亡之日，莊在鄴飲氣而死。 On the day the Last Lord perished, Zhuang died in Ye from pent-up grief.

五年冬，後王徵之才。 In the winter of the fifth year the last ruler summoned Zhicai.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen · 1 passage

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至後主嗣位，趙郡王叡、婁定遠等謀出和士開，文遙亦參其議。 When the Later Sovereign succeeded, Prince of Zhao Jun Rui, Lou Dingyuan, and others plotted to remove He Shikai; Wenyao joined the plot.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 40: Imperial Affines · 5 passages