Guo Zongxun

Guo Zongxun (Chinese: 郭宗訓) (14 September 953^[2] – 973) or Chai Zongxun (Chinese: 柴宗訓), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Gong of Later Zhou (Chinese: 後周恭帝), was the third and last emperor of the Chinese Later Zhou dynasty, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from July 959, when he succeeded his father Chai Rong (Emperor Shizong of Zhou), until February 960, when he was overthrown by his general Zhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song), who founded the Song dynasty.

Emperor Gong of Later Zhou 後周恭帝
Emperor of the Later Zhou dynasty
Reign	28 July 959 – 3 February 960[1]
Predecessor	Guo Rong (Emperor Shizong)
Regent	Empress Dowager Fu
Chancellors	Fan Zhi Wang Pu Wei Renpu (魏仁浦)
Born	14 September 953 Chanzhou, Later Zhou[2] (modern Qingfeng County, Henan, China)
Died	973 (aged 20) Fangzhou, Northern Song (modern Fang County, Hubei, China)
Burial	Shun Mausoleum (順陵, in modern Xinzheng, Henan) 34°33′55.04″N 113°41′54.66″E
Names Surname: Guō (郭) or Chái (柴) Given name: Zōngxùn (宗訓) Era dates Xiǎndé (顯德), continued from Emperor Taizu and Emperor Shizong Year 6: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960 Year 7: 31 January 960 – 19 January 961 Posthumous name Emperor Gong (恭皇帝)
House	Chai (by birth) Guo (adoptive)
Dynasty	Later Zhou
Father	Chai Rong (Emperor Shizong)

Chai Zongxun
Traditional Chinese	柴宗訓
Simplified Chinese	柴宗训
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chái Zōngxùn

The Emperor Gong was sent away with his mother to Xijing (西京). Despite assurance by the Emperor Taizu of Song that the Chai family would be treated with respect, the Emperor Gong was killed in 973 by Xin Wenyue, an official trying to gain favour with the emperor.^{[citation needed]} Upon hearing the news, the Emperor Taizu ordered a period of mourning and buried the dethroned emperor next to the Emperor Shizong's tomb.