his initiative, not Shi Hong's, if he wanted the throne. Shi Hong returned to the palace and cried to Empress Dowager Cheng that the descendants of Shi Le would be exterminated. Soon thereafter, claiming that Shi Hong had violated the customs on mourning, Shi Hu deposed Shi Hong and demoted Shi Hong to the title of the Prince of Haiyang and imprisoned Shi Hong along with Empress Dowager Cheng and his brothers Shi Hong (石宏, note different character) the Prince of Qin and Shi Hui (石恢) the Prince of Nanyang in Chongxun Palace, and soon executed them. Shi Le's descendants were, by this point, exterminated by Shi Hu. Personal information Father Shi Le (Emperor Ming) Mother Consort Cheng References Book of Jin, vols. 104, 105 . Book of Wei, vol. 95 . Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 93, 94, 95. Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, vol. 2. 4th-century Chinese monarchs Later Zhao emperors 313 births 334 deaths Murdered Chinese emperors