- Shi Shi
Shi Shi (石世) (339-349) was briefly (for 33 days) the
emperor of the Chinese/Jie stateLater Zhao following his fatherShi Hu 's death in 349. He is sometimes referred to by his title after removal as emperor, Prince of Qiao (譙王).Shi Shi was Shi Hu's youngest son, by his third
empress Empress Liu, the daughter ofHan Zhao 's last emperorLiu Yao . In 348, after Shi Hu had executed his secondcrown prince Shi Xuan (石宣) for having assassinated his brother Shi Tao (石韜), he considered whom to make crown prince, and although Shi Shi was the youngest, Shi Hu's official Zhang Chai (張豺) was able to convince him that he needed to create a crown prince whose mother did not come from low birth. Empress Liu and Zhang then planned to control the government after Shi Hu's death.As Shi Hu neared death in summer 349, although Shi Hu had initially intended that his sons and Shi Shi's older brothers
Shi Zun the Prince of Pengcheng and Shi Bin (石斌) the Prince of Yan serve as co-regent s, Empress Liu and Zhang managed to forge edicts ordering Shi Zun to go toGuanzhong and executing Shi Bin. After Shi Hu's death, Shi Shi succeeded to the throne. Empress Dowager Liu became regent, and she shared power with Zhang. Unhappy with this development, Shi Zun, with a number of generals supporting him, advanced on the capital Yecheng (鄴城, in modernHandan ,Hebei ), killing Zhang and detaining Empress Dowager Liu and Shi Shi. He then forged an edict by Empress Dowager Liu deposing Shi Shi and giving him the throne. He created Shi Shi the Prince of Qiao and Empress Dowager Liu the Princess Dowager of Qiao, but then executed them. Shi Shi was just 10 when he died.Personal information
* Father
**Shi Hu (Emperor Wu)
* Mother
** Empress Liu
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