Guo Zongxun

Guo Zongxun
Emperor Gong of (Later) Zhou (more...)
3rd and last Emperor of Later Zhou
Reign	28 July 959 – 3 February 960
Predecessor	Guo Rong (Emperor Shizong), father
Regent	Empress Dowager Fu, stepmother
Chancellors	Fan Zhi Wang Pu Wei Renpu (魏仁浦)
Born	14 September 953 Chanzhou, Later Zhou (today's Qingfeng County, Henan)
Died	973(aged 20)
Burial	in today's Xinzheng, Henan 34°33′55.04″N 113°41′54.66″E
Names Surname: Guō (郭) or Chái (柴) Given name: Zōngxùn (宗訓) Era dates Xiǎndé (顯德), continued from Emperor Taizu and Emperor Shizong Year 6: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960 Year 7: 31 January 960 – 19 January 961 Posthumous name Emperor Gong (恭帝)
Father	Chai Rong (Emperor Shizong)

Guo Zongxun
Traditional Chinese	柴宗訓
Simplified Chinese	柴宗训
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chái Zōngxùn

Guo Zongxun (郭宗訓) (14 September 953 – 973), also known by his posthumous name Gongdi (恭帝; "Emperor Gong"), was the third and last emperor of ancient China's short-lived Later Zhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from July 959, when he succeeded his father Chai Rong, until February 960, when he was overthrown by general Zhao Kuangyin, who founded the Song Dynasty.

Gongdi was sent away with his mother to Xijing (西京). Despite assurance by Emperor Taizu that the Chai family would be treated with respect, Gongdi was killed in 973 by Xin Wenyue, an official trying to gain favour with the emperor. Upon hearing the news, Emperor Taizu ordered a period of mourning and buried the dethroned emperor next to Emperor Shizong's tomb.

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