Emperor He of Southern Qi

Emperor He of Southern Qi
南齊和帝
Emperor of Southern Qi
Reign501-502
PredecessorXiao Baojuan
Born488
Died2 May 502(502-05-02) (aged 13–14)
Burial
Gong'an Mausoleum (恭安陵)
Names
Xiāo Bǎoróng (蕭寶融)
Era name and dates
Zhōngxīng (中興): 501-502
Posthumous name
Emperor He (和皇帝)
FatherEmperor Ming
MotherEmpress Liu Huiduan

Emperor He of Southern Qi ((南)齊和帝) (488 – 2 May 502;[1] r. 14 April 501[2]– 20 April 502[3]), personal name Xiao Baorong (蕭寶融), courtesy name Zhizhao (智昭), was the last emperor of the Chinese Southern Qi dynasty. He was put on the throne by the generals Xiao Yingzhou (蕭穎冑) and Xiao Yan in 501 as a competing candidate and substitute for the throne to his violent and arbitrary older brother Xiao Baojuan. In 502, with Xiao Baojuan having been defeated and killed and Xiao Yingzhou dead, Xiao Yan seized the throne from Emperor He and took the throne himself, ending the Southern Qi dynasty and starting the Liang dynasty. Soon, Xiao Yan had the 14-year-old former Emperor He put to death.

  1. ^ According to Xiao Baorong's biography in Book of Southern Qi, he died aged 15 (by East Asian reckoning) on the wuchen day of the 4th month of the 2nd year of the Zhongxing era of his reign. This corresponds to 2 May 502 on the Julian calendar. [(中興二年四月)戊辰,薨,年十五。] Nan Qi Shu, vol.08
  2. ^ According to Xiao Baorong's biography in Book of Southern Qi, he ascended the throne on the yisi day of the 3rd month of the 1st year of the Zhongxing era of his reign. This corresponds to 14 Apr 501 on the Julian calendar. [中興元年春三月乙巳,即皇帝位...] Nan Qi Shu, vol.08
  3. ^ According to Xiao Baorong's biography in Book of Southern Qi, he relinquished the throne on the bingchen day of the 3rd month of the 2nd year of the Zhongxing era of his reign. This corresponds to 20 Apr 502 on the Julian calendar. [(中興二年三月)丙辰,禪位梁王。] Nan Qi Shu, vol.08