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Guo Wei, posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou, was the first Han Chinese ruler of northern China since 923. He is regarded as an able leader who attempted reforms designed to alleviate burdens faced by the peasantry.
Chai Rong (Chinese: 柴榮) (27 October 921 – 27 July 959), later known as Guo Rong (郭榮), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from 954 until his death in 959.
Chai Rong, later known as Guo Rong (郭榮), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Shizong of Zhou, was the second emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty of China, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from 954 until his death in 959.
In 955, the Emperor Shizong (r. 954–959) of the Later Zhou dynasty (951–960), due to the need for copper, ordered that Buddha statues be destroyed so that copper could be used to mint coins.
Chai Rong (柴榮) (27 October 921 [3] – 27 July 959 [4]) or Guo Rong (郭榮), [2] also known by his temple name Shizong (世宗), was the second emperor of imperial China's short-lived Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, reigning from 954 until his death.He succeeded his uncle-in-law Guo Wei, whose surname he had adopted.. Emperor Shizong is considered a highly ...
The fact that Peter Lorge starts his book with the Later Zhou dynasty and spends two chapters discussing the accomplishments of Emperor Zhou Shizong reflects the fact that the new epoch actually began in the Later Zhou, which is traditionally considered the final regime of the Five Dynasties period.
In Five Dynasties. …usurped the throne, founding the Hou (Later) Zhou dynasty. Although progress toward a more stable government began to be made during this time, the emperor died, leaving an infant on the throne.
