Qin and Han · Crown Prince of Emperor Wu

Crown Prince 太子

Tàizǐ

Attested BC 91

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince was a Crown Prince of Emperor Wu.

Life and dates

Death

unfortunately died 不幸薨
Died
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 219

Attested activity

BC 91 太子不幸薨
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 219

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Wu (武帝)
crown prince 太子
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 219
Sibling of Dan (旦)
next after the Crown Prince 次太子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 246

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 219

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 219

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 60House of the Three Kings · 2 passages

會武帝年老長，而太子不幸薨，未有所立，而旦使來上書，請身入宿衛於長安。 In time, Emperor Wu grew old, and the Crown Prince unfortunately died. No successor had yet been established when Dan sent a memorial requesting permission to come to Chang'an in person to serve in the palace guard.

其後旦復與左將軍上官桀等謀反，宣言曰「我次太子，太子不在，我當立，大臣共抑我」云云。 Later, Dan again plotted rebellion, this time with the General of the Left, Shangguan Jie, and others. He declared: "I am next in line after the Crown Prince. Since the Crown Prince is no longer alive, I should be on the throne. The ministers are all conspiring to keep me down"—and so on.