Qian Hongzong

King Zhongxun of Wuyue
吳越忠遜王
King of Wuyue
ReignJuly 3, 947[1][2] – February 12, 948[2][1]
PredecessorQian Hongzuo
SuccessorQian Hongchu
Born928?[3][4][5]
Hangzhou, Wuyue
Died971?[3][4][5]
Shaoxing, Northern Song
Burialin modern Keqiao District, Shaoxing
IssueQian Weizhi (錢惟治)
Qian Kun (錢昆)
Qian Yi (錢易)
Names
Qián Hóngzōng (錢弘倧), later changed to Qián Zōng (錢倧) in 960
Era dates
Adopted the era name of Later Han:
Tianfu (天福): 947[6]–948
Posthumous name
King Zhōngxùn (忠遜王, "faithful and humble")
HouseQian
DynastyWuyue
FatherQian Yuanguan
MotherLady Fu

Qian Hongzong (Chinese: 錢弘倧) (c. 928 – 971?[3][4][5]), known as Qian Zong (錢倧) during Song, courtesy name Longdao (隆道), nickname Wanjin (萬金), also known by his posthumous name as the King Zhongxun of Wuyue (吳越忠遜王), was the fourth king of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China. He ruled for only seven months before being deposed by the general Hu Jinsi in a coup.

  1. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 287.
  2. ^ a b Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  3. ^ a b c Qian Hongzong's immediately older half-brother, Qian Hongzong, was born in 928, and his immediately younger half-brother, Qian Hongchu, was born in 929. He was described to have died 20 years after being moved to Yue Prefecture, which occurred in 951, and was said to be 43-years-old at that point. Therefore, it appeared that he was born in 928 and died in 971.
  4. ^ a b c Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 80.
  5. ^ a b c Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 81.
  6. ^ 947 was defined as the 12th year of Tianfu by Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of Later Han.