Name Guo Zongxun Died 960 AD, China | Parents Chai Rong Grandparents Guo Wei | |
Reign 28 July 959 – 3 February 960 Predecessor Guo Rong (Emperor Shizong), father Regent Empress Dowager Fu, stepmother Chancellors Fan ZhiWang PuWei Renpu (魏仁浦) Burial in today's Xinzheng, Henan 34°33′55.04″N 113°41′54.66″E / 34.5652889°N 113.6985167°E / 34.5652889; 113.6985167 Father Chai Rong (Emperor Shizong) | ||
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.