Chai Zongxun
| Guo Zongxun | |||||||||||||
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| Emperor Gong of (Later) Zhou (more...) | |||||||||||||
| 3rd and last Emperor of Later Zhou | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 28 July 959 – 3 February 960 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Guo Rong (Emperor Shizong), father | ||||||||||||
| Regent | Empress Dowager Fu, stepmother | ||||||||||||
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14 September 953 Chanzhou, Later Zhou (today's Qingfeng County, Henan) |
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| Died | 973(aged 20) | ||||||||||||
| Burial | in today's Xinzheng, Henan 34°33′55.04″N 113°41′54.66″E / 34.5652889°N 113.6985167°E | ||||||||||||
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| Father | Chai Rong (Emperor Shizong) | ||||||||||||
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Surname: Guō () or Chái () Given name: Zōngxùn () |
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| Xiǎndé (), continued from Emperor Taizu and Emperor Shizong Year 6: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960 Year 7: 31 January 960 – 19 January 961 |
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| Emperor Gong (恭帝) |
| Guo Zongxun | |||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Chái Zōngxùn |
Guo Zongxun (郭宗訓) (14 September 953 – 973), also known by his posthumous name Gongdi (恭帝; "Emperor Gong"), was the third and last emperor of ancient China's short-lived Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from July 959, when he succeeded his father Chai Rong, until February 960, when he was overthrown by general Zhao Kuangyin, who founded the Song Dynasty.
Gongdi was sent away with his mother to Xijing (西京). Despite assurance by Emperor Taizu that the Chai family would be treated with respect, Gongdi was killed in 973 by Xin Wenyue, an official trying to gain favour with the emperor. Upon hearing the news, Emperor Taizu ordered a period of mourning and buried the dethroned emperor next to Emperor Shizong's tomb.
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