Overview
Emperor Cheng was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 30 建始三年九月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 47, 50
- BC 30 建始三年冬十二月戊申朔Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 51, 56
- BC 29 建始四年五月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 63
- BC 29 建始四年春Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 61
- BC 26 河平三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 84
- BC 27 河平二年夏六月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 81
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- BC 28 河平元年春三月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 67
- BC 25 河平四年春正月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 86
- BC 24 陽朔元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 97, 100
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Gen (根)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Kin of Li (立)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Kin of Tan (譚)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Kin of Shang (商)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Kin of Fengshi (逢時)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Child of Mother of Emperor Cheng (成帝母)mother 母 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Han 11, passage 81
Career and standing
- emperor 皇帝Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 56, 70
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 47, 56, 67, 70
Works and attributed material
- BC 30 建始三年九月Edict · AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 47-50
- BC 30 建始三年冬十二月戊申朔Edict · AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 53-59
- BC 28 河平元年夏四月己亥晦後Edict · AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 70-75
- BC 28 河平元年春三月Edict · AuthorDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 67-68
Events and relationships
- Abolished dian shuguo merged into dahongluBC 28 河平元年六月 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 77
- Abolished zhongshu eunuchs set five shangshuBC 29 建始四年春 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 61
- Changed era to hepingBC 28 河平元年春三月 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 67
- Changed era to yangshuoBC 25 河平四年 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 96
- Enfeoffed maternal uncles as marquisesBC 27 河平二年夏六月 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 81
- Granted noble ranksBC 28 河平元年春三月 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 68
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- Great pardonBC 28 河平元年夏四月己亥晦後 · Legal · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 76
- Received chanyu at courtDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 86
- Restored taishanghuang temple gardensDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 78
- Sent jia for flood reliefDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 90
- Sent lin to tour empireDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 50
- Solar eclipse and earthquakeBC 30 建始三年冬十二月戊申朔 · Portent · SubjectDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 51-52, 56
- Sought worthy remonstratorsBC 30 建始三年冬十二月戊申朔 · Administrative · IssuerDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 59
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment guilt for solar anomaly ascribed to own person · Mode self-report Speaker Emperor Cheng (成帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 72
- Assessment self-acknowledged faults after eclipse and earthquake · Mode self-report Speaker Emperor Cheng (成帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 56-57