Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Ping 平帝

Ping Di

Attested BC 1 - AD 5

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Ping was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 5 元始五年
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 39
BC 1 to AD 5 平帝
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4

Events and relationships

First di sacrifice instituted
AD 5 元始五年 · Ritual · Reigning emperor · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zhang Chun (張純)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 39

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 2

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 40Volume 35: Biographies of Zhang, Cao, Zheng · 3 passages

純少襲爵士，哀、平間為侍中，王莽時至列卿。 Zhang Chun succeeded to the title while still young; during the Ai and Ping reigns he became attendant-in-chief, and under Wang Mang he advanced to senior ministerial rank.

詔下公卿，大司徒戴涉、大司空竇融議：『宜以宣、元、成、哀、平五帝四世代今親廟，宣、元皇帝尊為祖、父，可親奉祠，成帝以下，有司行事，別為南頓君立皇考廟。 The edict went to the high ministers. Dai She and Dou Rong proposed: "Use the five rulers from Xuan through Ping, with four generations, in place of today's private shrines; Xuan and Yuan as grandfather and father may receive worship from you in person; from Cheng on let officials officiate; add a separate "imperial father" temple for Lord Nandun.

乃案七經讖、明堂圖、河間《古辟雍記》、孝武太山明堂制度，及平帝時議，欲具奏之。 He collated the seven-classics weft-texts, a Bright Hall diagram, the Hejian "Ancient Bright Hall" record, Emperor Wu's Tai-shan Bright Hall plan, and Ping-era debates, preparing a full memorial.