Sentence examples for posthumous name from inspiring English sources

In fact, Wu, his posthumous name, means "Martial".

His posthumous name, Zhuangliemindi, was bestowed during the succeeding Qing dynasty.

The highest-ranking posthumous name went for about $1,500, a rock-bottom price.

1428 China 1457 China Jingtai, Wade-Giles romanization Ching-t'ai, personal name (xingming) Zhu Qiyu, posthumous name (shi) Chengliwang (born 1428, China died 1457, Beijing), reign name (nianhao) of the seventh emperor (reigned 1449 57) of the Ming dynasty.

One of the most remarkable women in Chinese history, Wu Zhao (known by Wuhou, her posthumous name), intrigued her way into the role of empress during the reign of the Gaozong emperor (649 683).

He was given the posthumous name of Huizong ("Gracious Ancestor") by the Mongols but is usually known as Shundi ("Favourable Emperor"), a title given him by the Ming dynasty (1368 1644).

For an aborigine, the theory of descriptions could be thought of as the posthumous theory of naming or, better yet, the descriptionist theory of posthumous naming.

Their posthumous names were chosen from a limited predetermined pool; their descriptors were derived from set phrases in the classical tradition; and their identities were explicitly categorized as being like this cultural hero or that sage official in antiquity.

Alongside the Minister of the Imperial Clan, his ministry oversaw the inheritance of titles and fiefs by condoling on behalf of the emperor at kings' funerals and memorializing the posthumous names of kings and marquises.

They had his posthumous Buddhist name.

He was given the posthumous temple name Chengzong ("Accomplished Ancestor").