Emperor Fei of Northern Qi

Gao Yin
高殷
Emperor of Northern Qi
ReignDecember 4, 559[1][2] – September 8, 560[3][2]
PredecessorEmperor Wenxuan
SuccessorEmperor Xiaozhao
Born545[1]
Diedc.October 561 (aged 15 - 16)[1][4]
ConsortsLi Nansheng of Zhao
Full name
Era name and dates
Qíanmíng (乾明): February 12, 560[2] – September 8, 560[2][5]
Posthumous name
Prince Mǐndào of Jinan
(濟南閔悼王, "careful and lamentable")
HouseGao
DynastyNorthern Qi
FatherEmperor Wenxuan
MotherEmpress Zhaoxin

Emperor Fei of Northern Qi ((北)齊廢帝) (545 – c.October 561), personal name Gao Yin (高殷), courtesy name Zhengdao (正道), posthumous name Prince Mindao of Ji'nan (濟南閔悼王), was briefly an emperor of the Chinese Northern Qi dynasty. He was the oldest son of the first emperor, Emperor Wenxuan (Gao Yang), and he became emperor after Emperor Wenxuan's death in 559. However, in his young age, the officials fought over power, and in 560, Emperor Fei's uncle Gao Yan the Prince of Changshan killed the prime minister Yang Yin and took over power, soon deposing Emperor Fei and taking the throne himself as Emperor Xiaozhao. In 561, fearful of prophecies that Emperor Fei would return to the throne, Emperor Xiaozhao had him put to death.

  1. ^ a b c Book of Northern Qi, vol. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  3. ^ Book of Northern Qi, vol. 5. 八月 壬午，太皇太后令廢帝爲濟南王
  4. ^ 9th month of the 2nd year of the Huang'jian era. The month corresponds to 25 Sep to 23 Oct 561 in the Julian calendar. He was 17 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died.
  5. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 168.