Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou
北周靜帝
Emperor of Northern Zhou
ReignApril 1, 579[1][2] – March 4, 581[3][4]
PredecessorEmperor Xuan
RegentEmperor Xuan (1 April 579 – 22 June 580)
Yang Jian (23 June 580–581)
Born573[5]
Died581 (aged 7–8)[5]
Burial
Gong Mausoleum (恭陵)
ConsortsEmpress Sima Lingji of Henei
Full name
Era dates
Dàxiàng (大象): 579-581
Dàdìng (大定): 581
Posthumous name
Emperor Jìng (靜皇帝, "silent")
HouseYuwen
DynastyNorthern Zhou
FatherEmperor Xuan
MotherZhu Manyue

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou ((北)周靜帝) (July or August 573[6] – 10 July 581[7]), personally name né Yuwen Yan (宇文衍), later Yuwen Chan (宇文闡), was the last emperor of the Xianbei-led Chinese Northern Zhou dynasty. He became emperor at the age of six, after his father Emperor Xuan formally passed the throne to him, but Emperor Xuan retained the imperial powers. After Emperor Xuan's death in 580, the official Yang Jian, the father of Emperor Xuan's wife Yang Lihua, seized power as regent. Yang soon defeated the general Yuchi Jiong, who tried to resist him, and in 581 had the young Emperor Jing yield the throne to him, ending Northern Zhou and establishing the Sui dynasty. Yang soon had the young emperor, as well as other members of Northern Zhou's imperial Yuwen clan, put to death.

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 173.
  2. ^ xinsi day of the 2nd month of the 11th year of the Taijian era.
  3. ^ jiazi day of the 2nd month of the 13th year of the Taijian era
  4. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 175.
  5. ^ a b Book of Zhou, vol. 8.
  6. ^ 6th month of the 2nd year of the Jian'de era. (建德二年六月，生于东宫。) Zhou Shu, vol.08. The month corresponds to 15 Jul to 13 Aug 573 in the Julian calendar.
  7. ^ renshen day of the 5th month of the 1st year of the Kaihuang era. (开皇元年五月壬申，崩，...) Zhou Shu, vol.08