Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Jing 孝景帝

Xiaojing di

Died BC 141

Passages: 10
Chapters: 3
Histories: 3

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Jing as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 10 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Jing	孝景帝	Xiaojing di
Temple	Emperor Jing	孝景帝	Xiaojing di
Temple	Emperor Jing	景帝	Jingdi
Title	Emperor Jing	孝景	Xiaojing
Temple name	Emperor Jing	景帝	Jǐng dì
Regnal	Emperor Jing	孝景	Xiào Jǐng
Temple	Emperor Jing	景	Jing

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:056:s0002
Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:120:s0004

Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝景帝崩 · Western Year: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:120:s0005

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 二十九年十月 · Western Year: BC 150
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:056:s0029
Source Date: Text: 孝景時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:120:s0004, shiji:120:s0005
Source Date: Text: 景帝在位 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 141
Explicit · yuanshi:191:s0002

Family

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Child of Emperor Wen (孝文皇帝)
Kinship Term: begot / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Child of Lady Dou (竇氏)
Kinship Term: gave birth to / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Sibling of Liu Wu (劉武)
Kinship Term: same mother / 同母 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

Action: reigned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 漢景帝在位 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 141
Derived · yuanshi:191:s0002

Places and affiliations

Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:120:s0004

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Liu Wu (劉武)
Explicit · hanshu:056:s0012

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 56Volume 47: The Three Sons of Emperor Wen · 6 passages

孝文皇帝四男：竇皇后生孝景帝、梁孝王武，諸姬生代孝王參、梁懷王揖。 Emperor Wen had four sons. Empress Dou gave birth to Emperor Jing and King Xiao Wu of Liang; other consorts bore King Xiao Can of Dai and King Huai Yi of Liang.

景帝使使持乘輿駟，迎梁王於關下。 Emperor Jing dispatched officials with the imperial team of four bays to meet the king of Liang outside the frontier passes.

於是天子意梁，逐賊，果梁使之。 The emperor’s suspicions fell on Liang; when the trail was followed, the killers proved to have been sent from Liang.

弟憂恐。 The younger brother was stricken with fear.

帝哀懼，不知所為。 The emperor was grief-stricken and at a loss.

太子買為梁共王，次子明為濟川王，彭離為濟東王，定為山陽王，不識為濟陰王，皆以孝景中六年同日立。 The heir Mai became King Gong of Liang; his brothers Ming, Pengli, Ding, and Bushi received Jichuan, Jidong, Shanyang, and Jiyin respectively—all invested on the same day in the sixth year of Emperor Jing’s mid-reign.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 120Biographies of Ji and Zheng · 3 passages

黯以父任，孝景時為太子洗馬，以莊見憚。 Through the privilege of his father's rank, Ji An served as Attendant to the Crown Prince during the reign of Emperor Jing, and his solemn bearing inspired awe in all who knew him.

孝景帝崩，太子即位，黯為謁者。 When Emperor Jing passed away and the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Ji An was appointed Master of Ceremonies.

孝景時，為太子舍人。 Under Emperor Jing, Zheng Zhuang served in the Crown Prince's household.

History of Yuan, Chapter 191Volume 191 Biographies 78: Virtuous Officials 1 · 1 passage

班固有曰：「漢興，與民休息，凡事簡易，禁罔疏闊，以寬厚清靜為天下先，故文、景以後，循吏輩出。」 Ban Gu once wrote: "At the founding of the Han, the dynasty let the people recover from war; government was kept simple, legal restraints were broad and sparse, and the realm was led by clemency and restraint. After Emperors Wen and Jing, capable and honest administrators appeared in succession."