Overview
Zongrang was an Imperial Prince, Younger Brother of Emperor Gong.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Xi Rang | 熙讓 | Xi Rang |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 959 顯德六年六月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 77
- AD 959 其年八月Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 79
- AD 964 乾德二年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 44
- AD 959 显德六年八月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 154
- AD 959 显德六年六月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 142
- AD 959 顯德六年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 86
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- AD 959 顯德六年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passages 24, 39, 41
- AD 959 顯德六年八月庚寅Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 40
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Emperor Shizong (世宗)father 父
son 子
younger brother of Gong 弟 - Sibling of Emperor Gongdi (恭帝)imperial younger brother 皇弟 · Uncertain siblings
second son 第二子 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
imperial younger brother 皇弟 - Child of Shizong (世宗)second son 第二子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 86
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 122 Volume 122 Book of Later Zhou 24: Biographies 2: Imperial Family 5 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Shizong of Later Zhou's Family 4 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 12 Volume 12 Later Zhou Annals 3: Shizong, Emperor Gong 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119 Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120 Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals 1 passage
Career and standing
- General-in-Chief of the Left Valiant Cavalry 左驍衛上將軍AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 39
- Grand General of the Left Valiant Cavalry Guard 左驍衞上將軍AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 77
- Prince of Cao 曹王AD 959 顯德六年八月 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 41
- Duke of Yan 燕國公AD 959 顯德六年六月癸未 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 39
- Prince of Cao 曹王AD 959 八月 · GrantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 79
- Duke of Yan 燕國公GrantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 20, passage 77
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- Duke of Yan 燕国公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 142
- Duke of Yan 燕國公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 86
- Prince of Cao 曹王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 12, passage 154
Source notes
- Main biography says enfeoffed as Prince of Cao in Xiande 6; Ouyang account places Cao princely title in the eighth month after Shizong's death, after an earlier Dukedom of Yan. 本傳云顯德六年封曹王；歐陽史載六月封燕國公，八月更名封曹王Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passages 24, 39, 41
- final fate unknown 不知其所終Negated falseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 44
- AD 959 顯德六年八月From Zongrang 宗讓 · To Xi Rang 熙讓Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 122, passage 41
- From Zongrang 宗讓 · To Xirang 熙讓
References in the histories
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