Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor

Attested BC 140 - BC 127

Passages: 13
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 13 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor
Title	Emperor	天子	Tiānzǐ
Title	Emperor	上

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:108:s0062

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元光元年 · Western Year: BC 134
Explicit · shiji:108:s0079
Source Date: Text: 元朔二年中 · Western Year: BC 127
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:108:s0143
Source Date: Text: 建元中 · Western Interval: Start: BC 140 · End: BC 135
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:108:s0061, shiji:108:s0062
Source Date: Text: 建元六年 · Western Year: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:108:s0065

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 108Biography of Han Changru · 13 passages

蚡言安國太后，天子亦素聞其賢，即召以為北地都尉，遷為大司農。 Tian Fen commended Anguo to the Empress Dowager. The Emperor, who had long heard of his abilities, immediately summoned him and appointed him Commandant of Beidi, then promoted him to Grand Minister of Agriculture.

匈奴來請和親，天子下議。 The Xiongnu sent envoys requesting a marriage alliance, and the Emperor referred the matter to his ministers for deliberation.

群臣議者多附安國，於是上許和親。 The majority of the ministers who deliberated sided with Anguo, and so the Emperor approved the marriage alliance.

其明年，則元光元年，雁門馬邑豪聶翁壹因大行王恢言上曰：「匈奴初和親，親信邊，可誘以利。」 The next year, the first year of Yuanguang, Nie Wengyi, a wealthy man of Mayi in Yanmen, spoke to the Emperor through the Grand Herald Wang Hui, saying, "The Xiongnu have just made a marriage alliance and trust the border officials; they can be lured with profit."

天子怒王恢不出擊單于輜重，擅引兵罷也。 The Emperor was furious that Wang Hui had failed to attack the Chanyu's supply train and had withdrawn his forces without authorization.

蚡不敢言上，而言於太后曰：「王恢首造馬邑事，今不成而誅恢，是為匈奴報仇也。」 Tian Fen did not dare speak to the Emperor but said to the Empress Dowager, "Wang Hui was the first to devise the Mayi plan; to execute him now that it has failed would be taking revenge for the Xiongnu."

上朝太后，太后以丞相言告上。 When the Emperor paid his respects to the Empress Dowager, she conveyed the Chancellor's words to him.

上曰：「首為馬邑事者，恢也，故發天下兵數十萬，從其言，為此。 The Emperor said, "Wang Hui was the first to propose the Mayi affair, and so I raised several hundred thousand troops from across the realm and followed his plan for this reason.

於梁舉壺遂、臧固、郅他，皆天下名士，士亦以此稱慕之，唯天子以為國器。 While in Liang, he recommended Hu Sui, Zang Gu, and Zhi Ta, all renowned scholars of the realm. The scholarly community praised and admired him for this, and even the Emperor regarded him as a pillar of the state.

天子議置相，欲用安國，使使視之，蹇甚，乃更以平棘侯薛澤為丞相。 The Emperor wished to make Anguo Chancellor and sent an envoy to assess his condition, but his lameness was severe. He therefore appointed the Marquis of Pingji, Xue Ze, as Chancellor instead.

安國病免數月，蹇愈，上復以安國為中尉。 Anguo was relieved of his duties for several months due to illness. When his lameness healed, the Emperor reappointed him as Commandant of the Capital.

天子聞之，怒，使使責讓安國。 When the Emperor heard of this, he was furious and sent an envoy to reprimand Anguo.

壺遂官至詹事，天子方倚以為漢相，會遂卒。 Hu Sui rose to the office of Director of Palace Affairs, and the Emperor was on the verge of appointing him Chancellor of Han when Hu Sui died.