Emperor Huan (桓帝) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Huan as an aristocrat and ruler. This record brings together 34 passages from 9 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huan Di
Title	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huan Di
Title	Emperor Huan	桓帝
Temple	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huán dì
Temple name	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huándì
Temple name	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huandi
Temple name	Emperor Huan	桓帝
Title	Emperor Huan	桓帝	Huándì
Personal	Emperor Huan the Filial and Mighty	孝桓	Xiào Huán
Regnal	Huan	桓	Huán
Personal name	Huan
Title	Huandi	桓帝
Title	Marquis of Liwu	蠡吾侯
Temple name	Weizong	威宗	Wēizōng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · houhanshu:109:s0063, houhanshu:113:s0004, houhanshu:115:s0047, houhanshu:116:s0040, houhanshu:117:s0075, houhanshu:118:s0021, houhanshu:119:s0142
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:110:s0134, songshi:076:s0007

Roles

Aristocrat
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 其明年，宫车晏驾 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0168
Manner: died / 崩 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永康元年十二月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0082
Manner: died · Heir: false
Explicit · houhanshu:116:s0054
Manner: died
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0136
Note: died in winter of Yongkang 1
Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0150

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹七年 · Regnal Year: 7 · Western Year: AD 164
Explicit · songshi:076:s0007
Source Date: Text: 九年 · Western Year: AD 166
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:109:s0065, houhanshu:109:s0064
Source Date: Text: 元嘉二年七月 · Western Year: AD 152
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0149, houhanshu:119:s0152
Source Date: Text: 即位十八年 · Western Year: AD 164
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:109:s0063
Source Date: Text: 孝桓建和元年 · Western Year: AD 147
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0004
Source Date: Text: 延熹九年正月 · Western Year: AD 166
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0165
Source Date: Text: 延熹二年 · Western Year: AD 159
Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0078
Source Date: Text: 延熹元年五月 · Western Year: AD 158
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0160
Source Date: Text: 延熹八年 · Western Year: AD 165
Explicit · houhanshu:109:s0064
Source Date: Text: 延熹八年正月 · Western Year: AD 165
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0161, houhanshu:119:s0163
Source Date: Text: 延熹八年正月辛巳 · Western Year: AD 165
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0210
Source Date: Text: 延熹四年 · Western Year: AD 161
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0050
Source Date: Text: 建和元年正月 · Western Year: AD 147
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0142
Source Date: Text: 桓帝即位 · Western Year: AD 146
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0134
Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹七年 · Western Year: AD 164
Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0021
Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹七年三月癸亥 · Western Year: AD 164
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0166
Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹五年 · Western Year: AD 162
Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0038
Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹四年五月 · Western Year: AD 161
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:116:s0080
Source Date: Text: 桓帝建和二年 · Western Year: AD 148
Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0047
Source Date: Text: 桓帝建和二年七月 · Western Year: AD 148
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:116:s0040
Source Date: Text: 桓帝建和元年四月庚寅 · Western Year: AD 147
Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0075
Source Date: Text: 桓帝永兴元年七月 · Western Year: AD 153
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:116:s0136
Source Date: Text: 永兴二年九月 · Western Year: AD 154
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0153
Source Date: Text: 永寿三年十二月 · Western Year: AD 157
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0209
Source Date: Text: 永寿三年闰月 · Western Year: AD 157
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0157
Source Date: Text: 永康元年 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:116:s0054
Source Date: Text: 永康元年 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit · houhanshu:118:s0025
Source Date: Text: 永康元年五月 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0169
Source Date: Text: 永康元年冬 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0150
Source Date: Text: 永康元年十二月丁丑 · Western Year: AD 167
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0082

Family

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Descendant of Filial King of Hejian (河间孝王)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孙 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
Spouse of Empress Deng Mengnü (鄧猛女)
Kinship Term: empress / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
Spouse of Empress Liang (梁皇后)
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: active
Spouse of Empress Deng (皇后邓氏)
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor · Relationship State: ended
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: ended
Child of Father of Emperor Huan (桓帝之父)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological

Kinship Role: heirs · Count: 0 · Negated: true
Explicit · houhanshu:116:s0054
Kinship Role: sons · Count: 0 · Negated: true
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0136

Career and standing

Label: Weizong / 威宗 · Action: bestowed
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0136
Title: Marquis of Liwu / 蠡吾侯 · Action: held
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0134
Action: acceded
Explicit · houhanshu:110:s0134

Places and affiliations

Label: Eastern Han / 东汉 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · houhanshu:117:s0075
Label: Eastern Han / 汉 · Relation: under
Strongly inferred · houhanshu:115:s0047
Label: Later Han / 後漢 · Relation: active-in
Explicit · houhanshu:113:s0004
Polity: Eastern Han / 東漢 · Relation: ruled
Strongly inferred · songshi:076:s0007
Polity: Eastern Han / 汉 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · houhanshu:119:s0142
Polity: Han / 汉 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · houhanshu:116:s0040

Learning and skills

Belief: immortalist and transcendent pursuits / 神仙事 · Relation: devotee-of
Explicit · houhanshu:109:s0063

Events and relationships

Kind: ritual · Role: officiant · Action: personally-sacrificed-to-Laozi · Place: Zhuolong / 濯龙 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年 · Western Year: AD 166 · Other Person Id: Confucius (孔子)
Explicit · houhanshu:109:s0065, houhanshu:109:s0066
Kind: ritual · Role: sponsor · Action: sent-palace-attendant-to-sacrifice-to-Laozi · Place: Ku in Chen / 陈国苦县 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延熹八年 · Western Year: AD 165 · Other Person Id: Confucius (孔子)
Explicit · houhanshu:109:s0064