Qin and Han · Emperor of Western Han

Emperor Ping 平帝

Pingdi

Attested BC 1 - AD 5

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Ping was an emperor of Western Han.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1 to AD 5 平帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 280

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 280

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 75

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 1 passage

平帝即位，太后臨朝，莽秉政，方欲文致太平，使使者分行風俗，采頌聲，而穉無所上。 After Emperor Ping took the throne, the Dowager regent and Wang Mang in power sought to polish the age into Great Peace, dispatching envoys to survey local customs and collect praise songs, but Ban Zhi sent nothing up.