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

1. Shizu Shiraki
2. Kublai Khan
3. Shizu of Jin
4. Shizu Station
5. Shunzhi Emperor
6. Ché-Shizu
7. Tenchu: Dark Secret
8. Shizu Saldamando
9. Maria Holic
10. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 1
11. Liu Chong
12. Emperor Wen of Chen
13. Masamune
14. Shizu Station (Chiba)
15. Emperor Wu of Jin
16. Shizu Station (Ibaraki)
17. Chabi
18. Kino's Journey
19. Division of the Mongol Empire
20. Miss Oyu