Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wen 孝文帝

Xiao Wen Di

Attested BC 180 - BC 157

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wen was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 30

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 30

Learning and skills

Belief Legalism (punishment and names) 刑名 · Relation Adherent of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 30

Events and relationships

Somewhat recruited scholars
Personnel · Ruler
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 30

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

孝文時頗徵用，然孝文帝本好刑名之言。 Under Emperor Wen, scholars were recruited to some extent, but the emperor himself was primarily drawn to the Legalist doctrines of punishment and terminology.