Chai Rong

Chai Rong
Chai Rong
Traditional Chinese	柴榮
Simplified Chinese	柴荣
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chái Róng
Wade–Giles	Ch'ai2 Jung2
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chaai4 Wing4
Jyutping	Caai4 Wing4

Names
	Surname: Chái (柴), later changed to Guō (郭); Given name: Róng (榮)
Era dates
	Xiǎndé (顯德), continued from Emperor Taizu; Year 1: 6 February 954 – 26 January 955; Year 2: 27 January 955 – 14 February 956; Year 3: 15 February 956 – 2 February 957; Year 4: 3 February 957 – 22 January 958; Year 5: 23 January 958 – 10 February 959; Year 6: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960
Posthumous name
	Emperor Ruìwǔ Xiàowén (睿武孝文皇帝)
Temple name
	Shìzōng (世宗)

Emperor Shizong of Zhou
周世宗
Emperor Shizong of Zhou; 周世宗
Emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty
Reign	26 February 954 – 27 July 959
Predecessor	Guo Wei
Successor	Chai Zongxun
Born	27 October 921; Xingzhou (modern Xingtai, Hebei, China)
Died	27 July 959 (aged 37); Kaifeng
Burial	Qing Mausoleum (慶陵; in modern Xinzheng, Henan); 34°33′44.52″N 113°41′47.88″E / 34.5623667°N 113.6966333°E
Spouse	Lady Liu (劉氏) (dec. 950); Empress Fu the Elder (dec. 956); Empress Fu the Younger;
Issue	Chai Zongxun; others
Names
Names
	Surname: Chái (柴), later changed to Guō (郭); Given name: Róng (榮)
Era dates
	Xiǎndé (顯德), continued from Emperor Taizu; Year 1: 6 February 954 – 26 January 955; Year 2: 27 January 955 – 14 February 956; Year 3: 15 February 956 – 2 February 957; Year 4: 3 February 957 – 22 January 958; Year 5: 23 January 958 – 10 February 959; Year 6: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960
Posthumous name
	Emperor Ruìwǔ Xiàowén (睿武孝文皇帝)
Temple name
	Shìzōng (世宗)
House	Chai (by birth); Guo (adoptive)
Dynasty	Later Zhou
Father	Chai Shouli (柴守禮) (biological); Guo Wei (adoptive)

Chai Rong (Chinese: 柴榮) (27 October 921^[2] – 27 July 959^[3]), later known as Guo Rong (郭榮),^{[note 1]} 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. He succeeded his uncle-in-law Guo Wei (Emperor Taizu), whose surname he had adopted.

Emperor Shizong is considered a highly successful emperor of the Five Dynasties period. He centralized military power by his reforms, and proved his military prowess by a series of victories against Northern Han, Later Shu, Southern Tang, and the Liao dynasty. Although his accomplishments were limited due to his premature death, they paved the way for the eventual unification of large parts of China proper by the Northern Song, founded by his trusted generals Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi.

^ Wudai Shiji, ch. 12.
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