Overview
Emperor Zhao was an emperor of Han.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Fuling | 劉弗陵 | Liu Fuling |
| Posthumous name | Emperor Zhao of Han | 漢昭帝 | Hàn Zhāodì |
Life and dates
Birth
- BC 94 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 26
Death
- BC 74 historical identificationStrongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 26
- BC 74 元平元年夏四月癸未At Weiyang Palace 未央宮Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 142
- BC 74 昭帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 209
- the emperor died 帝崩Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 217
- Died before burialDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 202
- Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 113
Age
- 14BC 80 元鳳元年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 85
- 8BC 87 後元二年二月 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 4
Attested activity
- BC 74 元平元年夏四月癸未Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passage 142
- BC 80 元鳳元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passages 71, 83
- BC 82 始元五年Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passages 17, 28
- BC 86 始元元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passage 17
- BC 87 to BC 74 孝昭Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 101, passage 10
- BC 87 to BC 74 孝昭Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 243
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- BC 87 後元二年二月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passage 4
- BC 94 to BC 74 昭、宣電斷Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 88
- BC 87 to BC 74 昭…世Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 192
- BC 87 to BC 74 昭帝Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 113; New Book of Tang 121, passage 123
- BC 94 to BC 74 昭帝Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 26
- BC 74 昭帝即位Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 198
- BC 87 昭帝即位Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 200
- BC 87 to BC 74 昭帝時Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 267; Book of Han 42, passage 188; Book of Han 90, passage 11
- BC 87 to BC 74 漢昭帝時Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 114
- BC 87 to BC 74 輔幼主Strongly inferred · Book of Han 89, passage 12
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Princess Eyi (鄂邑蓋長公主)elder sister 姊 · Paternal half siblings
elder sister 帝姊 · Paternal half siblingsSources vary in certainty · Book of Han 8, passage 8 - Spouse of Empress Shangguan (上官皇后)empress 皇后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 42
- Child of Emperor Wu of Han (漢武帝)father 父
youngest son 少子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 1 - Child of Emperor Wu (武帝)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Han 82, passage 200
- Child of Lady Zhao (趙婕妤)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 2
- Kinship Role heirs · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 113
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 8 Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao 17 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 89 Volume 78: Xiao Wangzhi 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 69 Volume 59: Zhang Tang 6 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 82 Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng 3 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 85 Volume 74: Wei Xiang and Bing Ji 3 passages
Career and standing
- BC 87 to BC 86 幼主新立Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 85, passage 10
- BC 87 後元二年At High Temple 高廟Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 7
- first came to the throne 初立Directly stated · Book of Han 70, passage 26
Places and affiliations
- Han 漢Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 192
- Han 漢Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 10
- Polity Han · Relation Ruler ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 200
- Polity Western Han · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 267
- Polity Han 漢Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 198
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 7
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- BC 74 元平元年六月壬申At Pingling 平陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 143
Works and attributed material
- Edict · Author
Events and relationships
- Detected Shangguan Yan plotBC 80 元鳳元年 · Political · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 85
References in the histories
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