An Emperor rivaling the cruelty of Caligula and some of the infamous Emperors of Rome Northern Southern Dynasties. Liu-Song Dynasty. Former deposed Emperor Liu Ziye. 465AD. Jing He small coin. One of China's 50 rarest coins, the Jing He cash coin was minted during the Jing He regal period of the Former deposed Emperor or Qian Feidi. Known for his extreme cruelty and immoral conduct, his reign lasted no more than a year before he was assassinated. During his short reign, he changed his regal period twice which was unprecedented in Chinese history and debased the coinage further with issues such as these. As the Jing He coin lasted no more than a few months, their size and susceptibility to damage notwithstanding melting made them extremely rare and famous as one of the Chinese top 50 rarest coins 中国古钱五十珍。 The extent of the Emperor's cruelty can rival that of Rome. Among the records of his actions include: When her mother,Empress Dowager Wang grew extremely ill, and she summoned Emperor Qianfei to see her. He refused, stating that in sick people's rooms there would be ghosts, and he could not go. In anger, she told her servant girls: "Bring a sword and cut me open, to see how it is this animal came out of me!" She soon died. Forced his late father's trusted minister to commit suicide in resentment for constantly curbing his immoral habits and reminding him how his actions could affect his kingdom. Led an army to kill his granduncle anf his 4 sons after leaks that Some officials wanted to replace him with his granduncle. He cut off his limbs, opened his abdomen and personally pulled out his intestines to hack to pieces. He also gouged out his eyes, soaked them in honey and called it "pickled ghost eyes". When his empress complained how it was unfair that the emperor could have a harem of women, he selected 30 handsome men to be her lovers as well. Just for an experience to declare a state if emergency, he falsely accused a senior minister of plotted rebellion and led an army to attack him. Had an incestuous relationship with his aunt. To keep her, he randomly killed a lady in waiting, sent her body to her aunt's husband. When he resisted And tried to depose him, he was killed when the plot leaked. of whom were overweight, into cages and measured their weight as if weighing pigs. In one particular incident, he tied his uncle up like how a pig would be tied up, and had him delivered to the kitchen, stating, "Today is pig-killing day." A relative, however, stated, "This is not the pig-killing day." He angrily asked him why that was the case, and he stated, "After your son is born, then kill the pig and take out his entrails!" Emperor Qianfei liked the joke and did not kill his uncle. He summoned the princesses to the palace and ordered them to lie down and allow his attendants to have sex with them. When his aunt refused, he had her whipped and had her three sons put to death. He also ordered his ladies in waiting to strip and chase each other naked. When one lady in waiting refused, he beheaded her. That night, he dreamed of a woman cursing him, "You are so violent and immoral that you will not live to see the wheat harvest next year." After he woke up, he found a lady in waiting whose appearance was similar to the woman he saw in the dream, and beheaded her. He was soon assassinated within 20 months into his reign.
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Probably almost as mad as Caligula, who made a horse a senator and ordered his troops to pick up shells on the beach as part of his victory over Neptune.
No offense to you guys, but I think Caligula was pretty tame by Chinese standards. The other day I showed my new coin of Emperor Wu Di of Han. He used to murder people based on dreams he had, and was so paranoid that he murdered tens of thousands of people during a massive witch hunt. He even killed his son, and would occasionally kill his officials for no reason whatsoever. And he is considered a good emperor. I certainly don't want to know what the "bad Emperors" were like. Makes anything in the west look tame.
Thanks!! This is one set of 50 which I cannot possibly achieve.. haha.. but this piece represents a terrible tyrant and personality which fits into my historical personalities theme.
Emperor Wenxuan (Gao Yang) of Nothern Qi (c. 526-559 CE), was also terrifying! After Consort Xe was executed Wenxuan attended a banquet. He then threw her head on the table and played with her severed leg. He loved sex, and forced any woman he wanted to sleep with him. One princess refused and he murdered her with his own hands. A severe alcoholic, whenever he became drunk he would kill anyone around him. The danger was so great that the duke created a special group of guards composed of convicted criminals for the emperor to kill in a moment of drunken mania.
