Overview
Emperor Yuan of Han was a Western Han emperor who reigned from 48 to 33 BC.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Shi | 劉奭 | Liu Shi |
| Regnal name | Emperor Yuan | 孝元帝 | Yuan Di |
Life and dates
Birth
- BC 75 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 127; Book of Han 70, passages 75, 263
Death
- BC 33 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 127; Book of Han 70, passages 75, 263
Attested activity
- BC 48 to BC 33 元Strongly inferred · History of Song 197, passage 70
- BC 49 to BC 33 元Directly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 67
- BC 49 to BC 33 元帝Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 128, passage 157
- BC 75 to BC 33 元帝Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passages 75, 263
- BC 48 to BC 33 元帝時Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passages 274-275; Book of Han 71, passage 130
- BC 48 to BC 33 元帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 87
Show 5 more source-backed claims
- BC 75 to BC 33 元帝永光五年Strongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 127
- BC 49 太子襲尊號，是為孝元帝Directly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 215
- BC 48 to BC 33 漢元帝時Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- BC 48 to BC 33 漢元帝時Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 22
- BC 48 to BC 33 自元、成訖王莽Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 122
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Emperor Xuan of Han (漢宣帝)crown prince 太子Directly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 215
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 89 Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi 8 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 110 Volume 99: Rituals and Worship Part Three 4 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 27 Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 70 Volume 60: Du Zhou 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 88 Volume 77: Gai, Zhuge, Liu, Zheng, Sun, Wujiang and He 2 passages
Career and standing
- Emperor Yuan 元帝Emperor · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 128, passage 157
- Emperor Yuan of Han 孝元帝BC 49 宣帝崩 · Succeeded as emperorDirectly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 215
Places and affiliations
- Western Han 漢Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 71, passage 130
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passages 274-275; New Book of Tang 22, passage 22
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation RuledStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 127
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- Polity Western Han · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 89, passage 67
Works and attributed material
- Lament · Speaker · Mode direct-attribution Speaker Emperor Yuan of Han (漢元帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 164
Events and relationships
- Abolished then restored salt iron officesBC 48 to BC 33 三年而復之 · Institutional · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 275
- Refused his meal and wept for Xiao WangzhiDirectly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 165
- Sent seasonal offerings to Wangzhi's tomb throughout his reignDirectly stated · Book of Han 89, passage 170
- removed the credential baton from the colonel director of retainers 元帝去節BC 49 to BC 33 元帝 · Administrative · Actor · Stripped authorityDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 128, passage 157
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passages 274-275; Book of Later Han 128, passage 157
References in the histories
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