Overview
Yifu was a ruler and Royal Family Member.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Song
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childhood name | Chebing | 車兵 | Chebing |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Shao | 少帝 | Shaodi |
Life and dates
Birth
- AD 406 晉義熙二年At Jingkou 京口Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 139
Death
- AD 424 景平二年六月癸丑At Jinchang Pavilion 金昌亭 · Assassinated · Cause Struck with gate bar after fleeing · Authority Xu Xianzhi (徐羨之)Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 79-81
Age
- 10AD 416 年十歲 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 141
- 19AD 424 時年十九 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 81
Attested activity
- AD 406 晉義熙二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passage 139
- AD 424 景平二年五月乙酉Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passages 45, 58
- AD 424 景平二年六月癸丑Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passages 79-80
- AD 423 景平元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passage 9
- AD 422 永初三年五月癸亥Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 4, passage 1
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Liu Yu (劉裕)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 137
- Sibling of Prince Yigong of Jiangxia (江夏王義恭)emperor's younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 39
- Child of Lady Zhang (張夫人)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 138
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecified · children borne by selected concubines and brought into the palaceDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 50
Career and standing
- Song crown prince 宋太子AD 419 元熙元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 144
- Crown prince 皇太子AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 145
- Heir of the Duke of Yuzhang 豫章公世子AD 416 年十歲 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 141
- Song heir 宋世子AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 143
- Prince of Yingyang 營陽王AD 424 景平二年五月乙酉 · ConferredDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 58
- EnteredAD 424 景平二年五月 · Confinement · At Wu Commandery 吳郡Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 75
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- removal of seals and cords 收璽紱AD 424 景平二年五月 · SufferedDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 75
- Emperor 皇帝AD 422 永初三年五月癸亥Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 1
- Prince of Yingyang 營陽王Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 45, 58
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id eastern-jin · Relation Born underDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 139
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 1
- AD 424 景平二年五月At Hualin Garden 華林園 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 71
- At Jingkou 京口 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 139
Learning and skills
- Skill horseback archery 騎射 · Level excelledDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 142
- Skill musical theory 音律 · Level understoodDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 142
Events and relationships
- Seized in Hualin Garden; wounded; seals taken; confinedAD 424 景平二年五月 · Coup · VictimDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 71, 74-75
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment committed many faults in his conduct · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 44
- Assessment delighted in others' misfortune during mourning; summoned music and feasting; selected concubines scandalously; mistreated Empress Yi's funeral; harsh punishments; menial amusements; wasteful constructions · Mode quotation Speaker Lady Zhang (張夫人)Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 48-56
- Assessment viciously depraved and unfit to keep the throne · Mode quotation Speaker Lady Zhang (張夫人)Directly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 47, 57
- strong and vigorous; had courage and forcePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passages 80, 142
- Item imperial seals and cords 璽紱 · Relation Deprived ofDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 75
Source notes
- Emperor Wu had long been without a son and was greatly pleased at Yifu's birthDirectly stated · Book of Song 4, passage 140
References in the histories
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