Shizu
# 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) [zh] (士族 or 世族), 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)
