Emperor Ming of Southern Qi

Facts

Reign

5 December 494 – 1 September 498 (5th ruler of Southern Qi)

Length of reign

3 years

Born

Unknown

Died

1 September 498

Age at accession

Unknown

Age at death

47

Cause of death

Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)

Path to the throne

UsurpationSeized the throne from the previous emperor (removing the predecessor and taking the throne were one act)

Predecessor

Xiao Zhaowen

Successor

Xiao Baojuan

Era names

• 建武 Jiànwǔ (proclaimed 494)
• 永泰 Yǒngtài (proclaimed 498)

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

4

Empresses installed

0

Crown princes deposed

0

Personal campaigns

0

Rebellions suppressed

1

Rebellions faced

1

Capital relocations

0