Overview
Han Gaozu was a ruler of Later Han.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Liu Zhiyuan | Liu Zhiyuan |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 947 即位改元…黜開運之號Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 143
- AD 947 方出帝時…居太原Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 138, 140
- AD 947 開運四年…天福十二年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 138
Career and standing
- Founded dynastyAD 947 漢高祖建國…復稱天福十二年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 138
- Took throne and changed eraAD 947 即位改元Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 143
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Han 漢 · Relation FoundedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 138
- Polity Later Jin 晉 · Relation Served underStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 140, 144
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 140
Works and attributed material
- silent-subject continuation of Han Gaozu’s conduct toward Jin and the Outgoing EmperorAction · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 141-144
Events and relationships
- Abolished kaiyun titleAD 947 黜開運之號 · Political · RulerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 143
- Discarded kaiyun 4 and revived tianfu 12Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 138
- Failed to aid jin against khitanAD 947 及契丹滅晉 · Military · Non participantDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 141
- Feigned pursuit then turned back at tumenDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 142
- Resented jin while holding taiyuanDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 140
- no longer held any bond of ruler and subject toward the Outgoing EmperorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 144
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment discarded Kaiyun and revived Tianfu from private love and hate · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 138-139
- Assessment welcomed disaster for gain; settled mind revealed by abolishing Kaiyun · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 143-145
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 138
References in the histories
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