Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wen 文

Wen

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 文、景
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 141

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 141

Assessments and attributes

Assessment good government nearly matched the Three Kings despite few commanderies · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Jifu (吉甫)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 146, passage 141

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 146Volume 146 Biographies 71: Two Li's · 1 passage

漢初置郡不過六十，而文、景化幾三王，則郡少不必政紊，郡多不必事治。 Early Han had no more than sixty commanderies, yet under Emperors Wen and Jing good government nearly matched the Three Kings; few commanderies did not mean disorder, nor did many commanderies guarantee good government.