Overview
Emperor Ai of Han was a Western Han emperor who reigned from 7 to 1 BC.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Xin | 劉欣 | Liu Xin |
| Temple name | Emperor Ai | 孝哀 | Xiào'āi |
Life and dates
Birth
- BC 27 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 183; Book of Han 70, passage 262
Death
- BC 1 哀帝崩Cause DiedDirectly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 192
- BC 1 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 183; Book of Han 70, passage 262
- BC 1 一朝帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 278
- AD 1 哀帝之崩也Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 30
- BC 1 哀帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 241
- Emperor Ai died (崩)Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 207
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- 哀帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 249
Attested activity
- BC 27 to BC 1 Emperor AiStrongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 256
- BC 2 代明為大司馬衛將軍Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 105, passages 196, 208
- BC 7 即位Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 225
- BC 7 to BC 1 哀; 哀、平之際; 一朝帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 275-278
- BC 7 to BC 1 哀帝之時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 7
- BC 27 to BC 1 哀帝初Strongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 183
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- BC 27 to BC 1 哀帝即位Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 262
- BC 1 哀帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 192; Book of Han 105, passage 241
- BC 7 to BC 1 哀帝时Directly stated · Book of Later Han 118, passage 69
- BC 7 to BC 1 哀帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 44, passage 290
- BC 7 哀帝立Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 167
- BC 7 to BC 1 孝哀時Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 10
- BC 1 明年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 105, passage 217
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Lady Ding (丁姬)birth mother 帝母Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 201
- Kin of Empress Dowager (母后)empress dowager 母后Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 278
- Spouse of Empress (皇后)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageStrongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 178
- Child of Prince Gong of Dingtao (定陶恭王)father 帝母Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 201
- Child of Father of Emperor Ai (哀帝父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 193
- Child of Empress Dowager Ding (丁太后)mother 母 · maternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 193
- Kinship Role heirs · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 277
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 89 Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi 3 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 48 Volume 39: Xiao He and Cao Shen 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 105 Volume 93: Flatterers 28 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 88 Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He 11 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 96 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye 7 passages
Career and standing
- Prince of Dingtao 定陶王HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 191
- As Emperor Ai 哀帝Directly stated · Book of Han 94, passage 258
- BC 7 即位Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 225
- BC 7 哀帝立Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 167, 193
- 哀帝即位En Emperor Ai took the throneDirectly stated · Book of Han 96, passage 325
- just succeeded 初即位Directly stated · Book of Han 94, passage 338
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- ascended or was established as emperor in the cited unitDirectly stated · Book of Han 88, passage 196
- took the throne (即位)Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 262
Places and affiliations
- BC 7 to BC 1 孝哀時Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 10
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 183
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 167, 209, 218
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 275
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Exact 是舍人董賢邪？ · Addressed to Dong Xian (董賢)Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 168
- Appointment rescript · Author · Addressed to Dong Xian (董賢) · Extent Unit Ids s0209, s0210, s0211Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 209-211
- Edict · Author · Addressed to Ding Ming (丁明) · Extent Unit Ids s0196, s0197, s0198, s0199, s0200, s0201, s0202, s0203, s0204, s0205, s0206, s0207Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 196-207
- Appointment charge · Speaker · Mode direct-attribution Speaker Emperor Ai of Han (漢哀帝) · Addressed to Xiao Yu (蕭育)Directly stated · Book of Han 89, passages 173-174
- Spoken jest · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 234
- Spoken reply · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 217
Events and relationships
- Appointed two nephews of Kong GuangDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 223
- Cut sleeve rather than wakeDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 173
- Expelled Wang Hong from feastsDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 239
- Ordered Xian to visit GuangDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 220
- Relation Former heir patron of · Person Wang Quji (王去疾)Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 225
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Han was shattered under Ai and Ping; the ruler was ill and heirless; plaything ministers served as props · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 275-277
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 10, 241
- wished to make Dong Xian a marquis but lacked an excuse until the Dongping caseField enfeoffment-pretextDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 188
References in the histories
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