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| Hou Jing | |||||||||
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| Emperor of the Han Dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | January 1, 552[1][2] – c.May 552 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Xiao Dong | ||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Yuan | ||||||||
| Regent of the Liang Dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 548 – 31 December 551 | ||||||||
| Emperor | Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Zhengde Emperor Jianwen of Liang Xiao Dong | ||||||||
| Died | c.May 552 | ||||||||
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| House | Hàn (漢) | ||||||||
| Father | Hou Biao (侯標) | ||||||||
Hou Jing (Chinese: 侯景; pinyin: Hóu Jǐng; died c.26 May 552[3]), courtesy name Wanjing (萬景), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician. He was a general of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Liang, and briefly, after controlling the Liang imperial regime for several years, usurped the Liang throne, establishing a state of Han. He was soon defeated by the Liang prince Xiao Yi, the prince of Xiangdong, and was killed by his own associates while in flight. He is one of the most reviled figures in ancient Chinese history, known for his extreme cruelty to enemies and civilians. He is also known to have called himself "General of the Universe Past, Present, and Future, Commander of all Forces in the Six Directions" (宇宙大將軍、都督六合諸軍事).
- ^ jichou day of the 11th month of the 2nd year of the Dabao era
- ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 164.
- ^ Emperor Yuan's biography in Book of Liang indicate that Wang Sengbian had crushed Hou Jing's rebellion in the 3rd month of the 1st year of the Cheng'sheng era. The month corresponds to 10 Apr to 8 May 552 in the Julian calendar. ([承圣元年]三月，王僧辩等平侯景，传其首于江陵。) Liang Shu, vol.05. However, vol.164 of Zizhi Tongjian indicate that Hou Jing was killed on the jimao day of the 4th month of that year. ([承圣元年四月]己卯，景昼寝；昆语海师：“此中何处有蒙山，汝但听我处分。”遂直向京口。至胡豆洲，景觉，大惊；问岸上人，云“郭元建犹在广陵”，景大喜，将依之。昆拔刀，叱海师向京口，因谓景曰：“吾等为王效力多矣，今至于此，终无所成，欲就乞头以取富贵。”景未及答，白刃交下。景欲投水，昆以刀斫之。景走入船中，以佩刀抉船底，昆以槊刺杀之。) While there is no jimao day in the month, there is a yimao (乙卯) day and the date corresponds to 26 May 552 in the Julian calendar.