Overview
Emperor Cheng was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 23 陽朔二年九月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 112-113
- BC 23 陽朔二年春Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 101-102
- BC 21 陽朔四年春正月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 123
- BC 18 鴻嘉三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 154, 158
- BC 19 鴻嘉二年三月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 146-147
- BC 19 鴻嘉二年春Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 145
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- BC 20 鴻嘉元年壬午Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 133, 141
- BC 20 鴻嘉元年春二月Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 133
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Empress Xu (許皇后)empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Divorced · Until Source Date: Text: 鴻嘉三年冬十一月甲寅 · Western Year: BC 18Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 158
- Child of Former Emperor (先帝)Former Emperor 先帝Strongly inferred · Book of Han 11, passages 124, 133
Career and standing
- reigning emperor 皇帝Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 133
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 133
- BC 19 鴻嘉二年春At Yunyang 雲陽 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 145
- BC 20 鴻嘉元年壬午At initial tomb / Changling 初陵 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 141
Works and attributed material
- Documents 書Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 103, 127-128, 135-136
- Edict · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 102-106, 113-117, 123-129, 133-140, 147-150
Events and relationships
- DeposedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 158
- EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 153
- ProceededBC 19 鴻嘉二年春 · Ritual travel · Sovereign · At Yunyang 雲陽Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 145
- ProceededBC 20 鴻嘉元年壬午 · Ritual travel · Sovereign · At initial tomb 初陵Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 141
- Traveled incognitoBC 20 鴻嘉元年 · Personal · SovereignDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 143
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment acknowledged inability to lead and difficulty of restoring ritual amid disasters · Mode self-report Speaker Emperor Cheng (成帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 148-149
- Assessment self-blame for clouded insight, failing virtue, and improper punishments · Mode self-report Speaker Emperor Cheng (成帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 133-134
Source notes
- Ordered that officials and people could buy noble ranks at 1000 cash per level.BC 18 鴻嘉三年Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 155
- Moved 5000 wealthy outstanding households from commanderies and kingdoms to Changling; granted tomb grounds and mansions to high officials and nobles.BC 19 鴻嘉二年夏Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 151-152
- Made Xinfeng Xi township into Changling county to serve the initial tomb.BC 20 鴻嘉元年Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 142
- Granted one level of noble rank empire-wide, oxen and wine to women heading 100 households, and silk to widowers, widows, orphans, the solitary, and the aged; remitted uncollected loan arrears.BC 20 鴻嘉元年春二月Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passages 139-140
References in the histories
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