Shi Chonggui
| Shi Chonggui | |||||||||||||
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| Emperor of (Later) Jin | |||||||||||||
| Reign | July 28, 942-January 11, 947 | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Shi Jingtang | ||||||||||||
| Successor as Emperor of Later Jin | None (dynasty destroyed) | ||||||||||||
| Successor as emperor of central China | Emperor Taizong of Liao | ||||||||||||
| Born |
July 22, 914 Taiyuan |
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| Died | 10 July 0974 (aged 59) Chaoyang? |
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| Spouse |
Wives: Lady Zhang Empress Feng (m. 942) Major concubines: Consort Zhao Consort Nie |
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| Issue | Shi Yanxu (石延煦), adoptive son Shi Yanbao (石延寶), adoptive son |
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| Father | Shi Jingru (石敬儒) (biological father) Shi Jingtang (adoptive father, biological uncle) |
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| Mother |
Lady An (biological mother) Empress Li (adoptive mother, aunt by marriage) |
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| Shi Chonggui (石重貴) | |
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Shi Chonggui (Chinese: 石重貴) (914-974), known in traditional Chinese historical sources as Emperor Chu of Later Jin (後晉出帝, "the exiled emperor") or Emperor Shao of Later Jin (後晉少帝, "the young emperor"), posthumously known in Liao as the Prince of Jin (晉王), was the second and last emperor of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state Later Jin.
The Later Jin had often been criticized for being a puppet of the emerging Khitan state Liao. The help of their powerful northern neighbors was vital in the formation of the Later Jin, and the cession of the Sixteen Prefectures led to their derision as being the servants of the Khitan. However, after the death of his biological uncle/adoptive father Shi Jingtang (Later Jin's founding emperor) in 942, Shi Chonggui defied Liao's Emperor Taizong, which led to the latter invading the territory of the Later Jin in 946 and 947, resulting in the destruction of the Later Jin.
Shi Chonggui was born in 914, at the Fenyang Neighborhood (汾陽里) of Taiyuan, during the rule of Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin. His father was Shi Jingru (石敬儒), and his mother was Lady An, likely Shi Jingru's wife. Shi Jingru served as a cavalry officer under Li Cunxu, but died early, so Shi Jingru's brother Shi Jingtang, a son-in-law of Li Cunxu's adoptive brother and major general Li Siyuan, adopted Shi Chonggui as a son. During later times when Shi Jingtang served as a military governor (Jiedushi) of a number of circuits during the time of Jin's successor state Later Tang, Shi Jingtang took him to the various circuits and gave him responsibilities. It was said that his appearance was similar to Shi Jingtang, but he was shorter in stature. Other than Shi Chonggui, Shi Jingtang had six other sons, five of whom were biological.
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