Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wen of Han 漢文帝

Hàn Wéndì

Attested BC 180 - BC 157

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wen of Han was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 180 to BC 157 漢文改肉刑
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 128, passage 66

Events and relationships

Changed corporal punishment
Legal reform · Actor
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 66

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 128Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao · 1 passage

肉刑者，乃先聖之經，不刊之典，漢文易之，輕重乖度。 “Mutilation was sage law; Han Wendi’s mercy upset proportion.”