Guo Zongxun () (14 September 953
– 973) or Chai Zongxun (), also known by his
posthumous name as the Emperor Gong of Later Zhou (), was the third and last
emperor the Chinese
Later Zhou dynasty, during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from July 959, when he succeeded his father
Chai Rong
Chai Rong () (27 October 921 – 27 July 959), later known as Guo Rong (), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ...
(Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou), until February 960, when he was overthrown by his general
Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song), who founded the
Song dynasty.
The Emperor Gong was sent away with his mother to Xijing (西京). Despite assurance by the Emperor Taizu of Song that the Chai family would be treated with respect, the Emperor Gong was killed in 973 by Xin Wenyue, an official trying to gain favour with the emperor. Upon hearing the news, the Emperor Taizu ordered a period of mourning and buried the dethroned emperor next to the Emperor Shizong's tomb.
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953 births
973 deaths
10th-century murdered monarchs
Later Zhou emperors
Murdered Chinese emperors
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