Ruler · 534 – 560

Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou

Lived 534 – 560. Emperor of China of Northern Zhou, 557 – 560; 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: 534 – 560; 26 years
In office: 3 years; one reign
Lines: 3; states
Left it: killed in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Emperor of China

Northern Zhou · the 2nd of 5 dated reigns · 557 – 581

Emperor Xiaomin of Northern Zhou557

Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou557 – 560

Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou560 – 578

Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou578 – 579

Emperor Jing of Northern Zhou579 – 581

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadthis entry

Reigned 557 – 560 · 3 years · came to it aged 23

Came to it: the sibling of the ruler before, on record
Left it: killed in officeWikidata's manner of death: homicide; poison

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of Northern and Southern dynasties (61st of 80, read from the line of Chinese Empire) and Chinese Empire (207th of 395).

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