Overview
Yuande Heir Apparent was a Heir Apparent.
Life and dates
Death
- Years cut short · Negated falseDirectly stated · Book of Sui 59, passage 260
- Directly stated · Book of Sui 43, passage 186; Book of Sui 77, passage 142
Attested activity
- AD 605 to AD 606 元德太子薨Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 77, passage 142
- AD 605 to AD 618 史臣曰Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 59, passage 260
- AD 607 大業三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 5, passages 1, 4
- AD 605 to AD 608 大業初Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 43, passages 185-186
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Consort Wei (韋妃)consort 妃 · ConcubinageStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 5, passages 1-2
- Child of Emperor Yang of Sui (隋煬帝)father 父
heir apparent 太子
imperial grandfather 皇祖 - Parent of Emperor Gong (Yang You) (恭皇帝)father 父Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 1
- Sibling of Gao (杲)Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 59, passages 260, 263
- Sibling of Prince Zheng of Qi (齊王)Paternal half siblingsStrongly inferred · Book of Sui 59, passages 260-261
Key source chapters
- Book of Sui, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Gong 1 passage
- Book of Sui, Chapter 43 Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong 1 passage
- Book of Sui, Chapter 59 Volume 59 Biographies 24: Three Sons of Emperor Yang 1 passage
- Book of Sui, Chapter 77 Volume 77 Biographies 42: Recluses 1 passage
Career and standing
- HeldHeir apparentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 59, passage 260
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment refined and grave by nature, with the measure of a ruler; years cut short—mournful · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 59, passage 260
References in the histories
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