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Ruler · 537 – 557

Emperor Gong of Western Wei

Lived 537 – 557. Emperor of China of Western Wei, 554 – 557; also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties and Chinese Empire.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived
537 – 557
20 years
In office
3 years
one reign
Lines
3
states
Left it
ended by an event
Wikidata's end cause on the term

Emperor of China

Western Wei · the 3rd of 3 dated reigns · 535 – 557

Emperor Gong of Western Wei · 554 – 557 · this entry535540545550555
deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 554 – 557 · 3 years · came to it aged 17

Came to it
the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it
ended by an eventWikidata's end cause on the term: Shan Rang

then killed within a year of leaving

The former emperor was killed in 557.

Also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties (55th of 80, read from the line of Chinese Empire) and Chinese Empire (201st of 395).

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