Shi Siming

Yan (An–Shi) · Tang · 3rd ruler

史思明 Shǐ Sīmíng

Wade–Giles: Shih Ssu-ming

Reigned 759–761 (1 year)

Reigned 1 year (759–761). Assassinated at 59 (East Asian reckoning). 3rd ruler of Yan (An–Shi).

Facts

Reign: May 759 – 22 April 761 (3rd ruler of Yan (An–Shi))
Length of reign: 1 year
Born: 703
Died: 22 April 761
Age at accession: 57
Age at death: 59
Cause of death: AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
Path to the throne: UsurpationFounded the titleSeized the throne from the previous emperor (removing the predecessor and taking the throne were one act)
Predecessor: An Qingxu
Successor: Shi Chaoyi
Era names: 順天 Shùntiān (proclaimed 759)
應天 Yīngtiān (proclaimed 761)

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: 0
Empresses installed: 1
Crown princes deposed: 0
Personal campaigns: 2
Rebellions suppressed: 0
Rebellions faced: 1
Capital relocations: 1

Emperors of Yan (An–Shi)

All 4 emperors of Yan (An–Shi)