Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Ling as a ruler. This record brings together 4 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 Ling | 靈帝 | Ling Di |
| Temple | Emperor Ling | 靈帝 | Ling Di |
| Title | Emperor Ling | 靈帝 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:028:s0250
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 熹平五年 · Western Year: AD 176Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0253, houhanshu:028:s0254
- Source Date: Text: 靈帝初 · Western Year: AD 168Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0250
Places and affiliations
- Label: Eastern Han / 後漢 · Relation: ruledStrongly inferred · houhanshu:028:s0250
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true · Text: Is the Grand Commandant drunk? / 太尉醉邪？ · Other Person Id: Liu Kuan (劉寬)Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0256
Events and relationships
- Kind: audience · Role: ruler · Action: summoned Liu Kuan to expound classics · Other Person Id: Liu Kuan (劉寬)Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0254
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: valued Liu Kuan's candid reply · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0258
- Kind: interest · Statement: rather liked learning and artsExplicit · houhanshu:028:s0254
References in the histories
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