Shizu

Shizu is a Chinese term meaning ancestor or founder. It may also refer to:

Posthumously named "Shìzǔ" (世祖)

• Kublai Khan (Emperor Shizu of Yuan)
• Shunzhi Emperor (Emperor Shizu of Qing)
• Wanyan Helibo (Emperor Shizu of Jin)
• Cao Pi (Emperor Shizu of [Cao] Wei)
• Emperor Xiaowu of Liu Song (Emperor Shizu of [Liu] Song)
• Emperor Wu of Southern Qi (Emperor Shizu of Southern Qi)
• Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi (Emperor Shizu of Northern Qi)
• Emperor Wen of Chen (Emperor Shizu of Chen)
• Liu Chong (Emperor Shizu of Northern Han)
• Helian Bobo (Emperor Shizu of [Northern] Xia)
• Murong Chui (Emperor Shizu of [Later] Yan)
• Sejo of Joseon (King Shizu of Joseon [dynasty of Korea])

Posthumously named "Shǐzǔ" (始祖)

• Tai Si (King Shizu of Xia)
• King Wen of Zhou (King Shizu of Zhou)
• Li Te (Emperor Shizu of Cheng Han)

Given name

• Shizu Shiraki (素木 しづ, 1895 – 1918), Japanese author
• Shizu Saldamando (born 1978), American visual artist

Fictional characters

• Shizu, a character from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha vs. The Soulless Army
• Shizu (シズ), a character from the video game Suikoden III
• Shizu Shidō (祇堂 静珠), a character from Maria Holic
• Princess Shizu, a character from Legend of the Eight Samurai
• Princess Shizu, a character from Shogun Iemitsu Shinobi Tabi

Other uses

• Shizu (class) (士族(shìzú) or 世族(shìzú)), is a special class in Chinese history

• Shizu Station (disambiguation) (しづ , シズ), several train stations in Japan
  • Shizu Station (Chiba) (志津駅)
  • Shizu Station (Ibaraki) (静駅)

See also

• Shizuka (disambiguation)
• Shizuko (静子), a feminine Japanese given name