Qin and Han · Emperor of Han

Emperor Wen 孝文皇帝

Xiao Wen Huangdi

Attested BC 180 - BC 157

Passages
13
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wen as a ruler. This record brings together 13 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

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Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Wen 孝文皇帝 Xiao Wen Huangdi
Temple name Emperor Wen 文帝 Wén dì
Temple name Emperor Wen 孝文皇帝 Xiào Wén huángdì
Temple name Emperor Wen 孝文帝 Xiào Wén dì
Temple name Emperor Wen 孝文 Xiào Wén

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Male

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  • Ruler

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  • Source Date: Text: 孝文皇帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157
    Explicit · shiji:084:s0132

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia · 13 passages
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賈生以為漢興至孝文二十餘年，天下和洽，而固當改正朔，易服色，法制度，定官名，興禮樂，乃悉草具其事儀法，色尚黃，數用五，為官名，悉更秦之法。 Jia Sheng believed that more than twenty years had passed since the founding of the Han, and that the realm was now at peace. It was therefore time to reform the calendar, change the ritual colors, revise the laws and institutions, establish proper official titles, and promote the rites and music. He drafted a comprehensive plan for all of these measures, proposing yellow as the dynastic color, the number five as the governing numeral, and new official titles — entirely replacing the old Qin system.