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Emperor Qianfei of Liu Song

Portrait of Emperor Qianfei of Liu Song

Liu Song · Northern and Southern Dynasties · 5th ruler

宋前廢帝 Sòng Qiánfèidì劉子業 Liú Ziyè

Wade–Giles: Sung Ch'ien-fei-ti · Liu Tzu-yeh

Reigned 464–466 (1 year)

Reigned 1 year (464–466). Assassinated at 17 (East Asian reckoning). 5th ruler of Liu Song.

Facts

Reign
12 July 464 – 1 January 466 (5th ruler of Liu Song)
Length of reign
1 year
Born
25 February 449
Died
1 January 466
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
17
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.)
Era names
  • 永光 Yǒngguāng (proclaimed 465)
  • 景和 Jǐnghé (proclaimed 465)

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
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
1
Capital relocations
0