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Shi Hong

Later Zhao · Sixteen Kingdoms · 2nd ruler

石弘 Shí Hóng

Wade–Giles: Shih Hung

Reigned 333–334 (1 year)

Reigned 1 year (333–334). Assassinated at 22 (East Asian reckoning). 2nd ruler of Later Zhao.

Facts

Reign
333 – 334 (2nd ruler of Later Zhao)
Length of reign
1 year
Born
Unknown
Died
Unknown
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
22
Cause of death
AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
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
Shi Le
Successor
Shi Hu
Era names
  • 延熙 Yánxī

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
1
General amnesties
1
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
7
Rebellions faced
8
Capital relocations
0