Qian Hongzuo

King Chengzong of Wuyue
吳越成宗
King of Wuyue
Reign26 September 941[1][2] – 22 June 947[2][3]
PredecessorQian Yuanguan
SuccessorQian Hongzong
Born14 August 928[2][4]
Hangzhou, Wuyue
Died22 June 947(947-06-22) (aged 18)
Hangzhou, Wuyue
WifeLady Du
Consort Yang
IssueQian Yu (錢昱)
Qian Yu (錢郁)
Names
Qián Hóngzuǒ (錢弘佐)
Era dates
Adopted the era names of Later Jin:
Tianfu (天福): 941[5]–944
Kaiyun (開運): 944 –946
Adopted the era name of Later Han:
Tianfu (天福): 947[6]
Posthumous name
King Zhōngxiàn (忠獻王, "faithful and wise")
Temple name
Chéngzōng (成宗)[7][8]
HouseQian
DynastyWuyue
FatherQian Yuanguan
MotherLady Xu Xinyue
Qian Hongzuo
Traditional Chinese錢弘佐
Simplified Chinese钱弘佐
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQián Hóngzuǒ
IPA[tɕʰjɛ̌n xʊ̌ŋtswò]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationChín Wàhng-jo
JyutpingCin2 Wang4-zo3
IPA[tsʰin˧˥ wɐŋ˩ tsɔ˧]

Qian Hongzuo (Chinese: 錢弘佐; 14 August 928[2][4] – 22 June 947[2][3]), courtesy name Yuanyou (元祐), also known by his temple name as the King Chengzong of Wuyue (吳越成宗), was the third king of Wuyue during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of China.

  1. ^ Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 282.
  2. ^ a b c d e Academia Sinica Chinese-Western Calendar Converter.
  3. ^ a b Zizhi Tongjian, vol. 287.
  4. ^ a b Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 80.
  5. ^ 941 was the 6th year of Tianfu.
  6. ^ 947 was defined as the 12th year of Tianfu by Liu Zhiyuan, the emperor of Later Han.
  7. ^ Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms, vol. 79.
  8. ^ The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Ten Kingdoms recorded the Chéngzōng temple name but noted that the use of temple names by Wuyue kings were not fully confirmed.