Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi

Facts

Reign

3 December 561 – 8 June 565 (4th ruler of Northern Qi)

Length of reign

3 years

Born

Unknown

Died

13 January 569

Age at accession

Unknown

Age at death

32

Cause of death

Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)

Path to the throne

Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)

Predecessor

Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi

Successor

Gao Wei

Era names

• 大寧 Dàníng (proclaimed 561)
• 河清 Héqīng (proclaimed 562)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes

2

General amnesties

3

Empresses installed

1

Crown princes deposed

1

Personal campaigns

1

Rebellions suppressed

1

Rebellions faced

1

Capital relocations

0