498 - 498 Births, 498 Deaths, Pope Anastasius II, Emperor Ming of Southern Qi, Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei, List of State Leaders in 498 (Paperback)

Chapters: 498 Births, 498 Deaths, Pope Anastasius Ii, Emperor Ming of Southern Qi, Emperor Jiemin of Northern Wei, List of State Leaders in 498, Longinus of Selinus. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 26. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Emperor Ming of Southern Qi (()) (452-498), personal name Xiao Luan (), courtesy name Jingqi (), nickname Xuandu (), was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi. He was a nephew of the founding emperor Emperor Gao, who later became prime minister during the reign of Emperor Gao's great-grandson Xiao Zhaoye. Believing that Xiao Zhaoye was an incompetent emperor who might act against him, Xiao Luan carried out a coup d' tat and assassinated Xiao Zhaoye. After briefly making Xiao Zhaoye's brother Xiao Zhaowen emperor, he deposed Xiao Zhaowen as well, and took over himself as emperor. During his reign, he was known for being exacting and demanding, but also being frugal. He is seen as a very dark figure in history, because he slaughtered the surviving sons of Emperor Gao and Emperor Gao's son Emperor Wu, despite their kindness toward him. Xiao Luan was born in 452. His mother's name is lost to history, and his father was Xiao Daosheng (), a mid-low-level official during Liu Song. Xiao Daosheng died early, and Xiao Luan was raised by Xiao Daosheng's younger brother Xiao Daocheng, a Liu Song general. He had two brothers, Xiao Feng (), who was older, and Xiao Mian (), who was younger. Xiao Daocheng was said to have loved Xiao Luan greatly, even more so than his own sons. In 472, at the age of 20, Xiao Luan was made a county magistrate, and during the next few years, as his uncle's powers increased, he was promoted through a number of positions, becoming a general in 478. When Xiao Daocheng took over the throne from Emperor Shun of Liu Song in 479, end...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=59562