Guo Zongxun (Chinese:郭宗訓) (14 September 953^[2] – 973) orChai Zongxun (Chinese:柴宗訓), also known by hisposthumous name as theEmperor Gong of Later Zhou (Chinese:後周恭帝), was the third and lastemperor of the ChineseLater Zhou dynasty, during theFive Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He reigned from July 959, when he succeeded his fatherChai Rong (Emperor Shizong of Zhou), until February 960, when he was overthrown by his generalZhao Kuangyin (Emperor Taizu of Song), who founded theSong dynasty.

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.

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