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Shi Zhi

Later Zhao · Sixteen Kingdoms · 7th ruler

石祗 Shí Zhī

Wade–Giles: Shih Chih

Reigned 350–351 (1 year)

Reigned 1 year (350–351). Assassinated; age at death unknown. 7th ruler of Later Zhao.

Facts

Reign
350 – 351 (7th ruler of Later Zhao)
Length of reign
1 year
Born
Unknown
Died
351
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
Unknown
Cause of death
AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
Path to the throne
Self-proclaimedFounded the titleClaimed the imperial title without receiving the throne from an earlier ruler (e.g. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Emperor Guangwu of Han, Hongwu Emperor)

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