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Wu Sangui

Portrait of Wu Sangui

Zhou (Wu Sangui) · Qing · 1st ruler

周昭武帝 Zhōu Zhāowǔdì吳三桂 Wú Sānguì

Wade–Giles: Chou Chao-wu-ti · Wu San-kuei

Reigned 1678 (193 days)

Reigned 193 days (1678). Died at 67 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 1st ruler of Zhou (Wu Sangui).

Facts

Reign
23 March 1678 – 2 October 1678 (1st ruler of Zhou (Wu Sangui))
Length of reign
193 days
Born
1612
Died
2 October 1678
Age at accession
67
Age at death
67
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
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)
Successor
Wu Shifan
Era names
  • 昭武 Zhāowǔ (proclaimed 1678)

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