Emperor Shun of Liu Song
Liu Song · Northern and Southern Dynasties · 8th ruler
宋順帝 Sòng Shùndì劉準 Liú Zhǔn
Wade–Giles: Sung Shun-ti · Liu Chun
Reigned 477–479 (1 year)
Reigned 1 year (477–479). Assassinated at 13 (East Asian reckoning). 8th ruler of Liu Song.
Facts
- Reign
- 5 August 477 – 27 May 479 (8th ruler of Liu Song)
- Length of reign
- 1 year
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- 23 June 479
- Age at accession
- Unknown
- Age at death
- 13
- Cause of death
- AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
- Path to the throne
- Installed by othersSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, but the choice was made by officials, the army, eunuchs, consort kin, an empress dowager or the imperial clan
- Predecessor
- Emperor Houfei of Liu Song
- Successor
- Emperor Gao of Southern Qi
- Era names
- 升明 Shēngmíng (proclaimed 477)
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
- 2
- Empresses installed
- 1
- Crown princes deposed
- 0
- Personal campaigns
- 0
- Rebellions suppressed
- 3
- Rebellions faced
- 3
- Capital relocations
- 0
Emperors of Liu Song
- 1stEmperor Wu of Liu Song宋武帝 Sòng Wǔdì劉裕 Liú Yù420–422 · 1 year · Natural causes, age 60420–4221 yearNatural causes, age 60
- 2ndEmperor Shao of Liu Song宋少帝 Sòng Shàodì劉義符 Liú Yìfú422–424 · 2 years · Assassinated, age 19422–4242 yearsAssassinated, age 19
- 3rdEmperor Wen of Liu Song宋文帝 Sòng Wéndì劉義隆 Liú Yìlóng424–453 · 28 years · Assassinated, age 47424–45328 yearsAssassinated, age 47
- 4thEmperor Xiaowu of Liu Song宋孝武帝 Sòng Xiàowǔdì劉駿 Liú Jùn453–464 · 11 years · Natural causes, age 35453–46411 yearsNatural causes, age 35
- Liu Shao劉劭 Liú Shào453 · 72 days · Executed, age 3045372 daysExecuted, age 30
- 5thEmperor Qianfei of Liu Song宋前廢帝 Sòng Qiánfèidì劉子業 Liú Ziyè464–466 · 1 year · Assassinated, age 17464–4661 yearAssassinated, age 17
- 6thEmperor Ming of Liu Song宋明帝 Sòng Míngdì劉彧 Liú Yù466–472 · 6 years · Natural causes, age 34466–4726 yearsNatural causes, age 34
- Liu Zixun劉子勛 Liú Zixūn466 · 224 days · Executed, age 11466224 daysExecuted, age 11
- 7thEmperor Houfei of Liu Song宋後廢帝 Sòng Hòufèidì劉昱 Liú Yù472–477 · 5 years · Assassinated, age 15472–4775 yearsAssassinated, age 15
- 8thEmperor Shun of Liu Song宋順帝 Sòng Shùndì劉準 Liú Zhǔn477–479 · 1 year · Assassinated, age 13477–4791 yearAssassinated, age 13