Emperor Ai (孝哀皇帝)

Overview

Emperor Ai was an emperor of Han.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Xin	欣	Xin
Temple name	Emperor Xiaoai	孝哀帝	Xiaoai Di
Regnal name	Emperor Taiping of the Chengsheng Liu	陳聖劉太平皇帝

BC 1 元壽二年六月戊午
At Weiyang Palace 未央宮
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 132
BC 1 哀帝崩
died 崩
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 188
BC 1 哀帝崩
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 193

BC 1 元壽二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passages 125, 132
BC 2 元壽元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passages 121, 146
BC 2 元壽元年
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passages 250, 255
BC 9 元延四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 4
BC 7 to BC 5 哀帝初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 28, passage 306
BC 7 哀帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 327; Book of Han 82, passages 170, 175, 252

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BC 1 哀帝崩
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 188
BC 7 哀帝時
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 156
BC 4 建平三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 103
BC 6 to BC 3 建平中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 56, passage 152
BC 5 建平二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passages 73, 139, 143
BC 6 建平元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passage 66
BC 3 建平四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passages 111, 114
BC 33 to BC 1 成、哀之間
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 270
BC 87 to AD 5 昭、宣、元、成、哀、平六世之間
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 249
BC 7 綏和二年三月
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 12, passages 26-27

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Empress Dowager Fu (傅太后)
paternal grandmother 王祖母 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Liu Kang (康)
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 16
Spouse of Empress Fu (傅氏)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 32
Kin of Ding Ming (丁明)
maternal uncle 舅 · maternal line
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 35
Child of Lady Ding (丁姬)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 2
Child of Liu Kang (康)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 1; Book of Han 91, passage 217

Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated true
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 193

Book of Han, Chapter 12 Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai 10 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 91 Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan 9 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 82 Volume 71: Jun, Shu, Yu, Xue, Ping and Peng 3 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 25 Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law 2 passages
Book of Han, Chapter 26 Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 2 passages

Han 漢
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 249
Polity Han · Relation Ruler of
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 171
Polity Western Han · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 327
Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 27, 140
BC 1 元壽二年九月壬寅
At Yiling 義陵 · Relation Buried at
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 133

Edict · Author · Addressed to Ping Dang (平當)
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passages 181-183
Edict · Author · Addressed to Peng Xuan (彭宣)
Directly stated · Book of Han 82, passage 255
Edict · Author · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 33, 37, 40-43, 60-65, 69-70, 74-79, 94-98, 140-145, 147-156
Memorial · Author · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 20-23
Speech · Speaker · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 6-7, 82-89

Capping ceremony performed by Emperor Cheng
BC 9 元延四年 · Ritual · Subject · With Emperor Cheng of Han (漢成帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 18
Established as Crown Prince
BC 8 綏和元年 · Political · Subject · With Emperor Cheng of Han (漢成帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 19
Posthumously honored father as Emperor Gong
Ritual · Ruler · With Liu Kang (康)
Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 221
Shelved land limit proposal
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 339

Assessment skilled in literary composition from youth; sought to strengthen imperial authority like Emperors Wu and Xuan; disliked music and sensual pleasures · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passages 134-136
flaccid paralysis (痿痺) from accession, worsening in final years
Illness
Directly stated · Book of Han 12, passage 137