Hou Jing
| Hou Jing | |||||||||
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| Emperor of the Han Dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | January 1, 552 – c.May 552 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Xiao Dong | ||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Yuan | ||||||||
| Regent of the Liang Dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 548 – 31 December 551 | ||||||||
| Emperor | Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Zhengde Emperor Jianwen of Liang Xiao Dong | ||||||||
| Died | c.May 552 | ||||||||
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| House | Hàn (漢) | ||||||||
| Father | Hou Biao (侯標) | ||||||||
Hou Jing (Chinese: 侯景; pinyin: Hóu Jǐng; died c.26 May 552), courtesy name Wanjing (萬景), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician. He was a general of Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Liang, and briefly, after controlling the Liang imperial regime for several years, usurped the Liang throne, establishing a state of Han. He was soon defeated by the Liang prince Xiao Yi, the prince of Xiangdong, and was killed by his own associates while in flight. He is one of the most reviled figures in ancient Chinese history, known for his extreme cruelty to enemies and civilians. He is also known to have called himself "General of the Universe Past, Present, and Future, Commander of all Forces in the Six Directions" (宇宙大將軍、都督六合諸軍事).