Five Dynasties · unnamed late emperor invoked by Shizong

the late Emperor 先帝

xiandi

Attested AD 955

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

the late Emperor was an unnamed late emperor invoked by Shizong.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 955 顯德二年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 15

Events and relationships

AD 955
Relation Predecessor · Person Emperor Shizong (世宗)
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 15

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage

朕承先帝之靈，居至尊之位，涉道猶淺，經事未深，常懼昏蒙，不克負荷。 Having inherited the late Emperor’s mandate and taken the throne, I am still shallow in the Way and inexperienced in governance, and I constantly fear that my dullness will leave me unequal to the burden.