Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wu 武帝

Wudi

Attested BC 141 - BC 87

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 141 to BC 87 上甚說...天子大說
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passages 119, 124, 128
BC 141 to BC 87 武帝
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 133

Career and standing

emperor 皇帝
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passages 119, 128

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passages 119, 128, 133

Events and relationships

Delighted by Zhong Jun report
BC 120 to BC 112 還奏事，上甚說 · Political · Ruler · With Zhong Jun (終軍)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 119
Issued Han seals and law to Southern Yue
BC 112 天子大說 · Diplomatic · Ruler
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 128
Promoted Zhong Jun
BC 120 to BC 112 擢為諫大夫 · Personnel · Appointing authority · With Zhong Jun (終軍)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 124

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 75Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 · 4 passages

還奏事，上甚說。 When he returned to give account, the emperor was delighted.

詔問畫吉凶之狀，上奇軍對，擢為諫大夫。 An edict asked him to spell out what he meant by laying out good and ill fortune. The emperor was so struck by his answer that he promoted him to Grandee Remonstrant.

天子大說，賜南越大臣印綬，壹用漢法，以新改其俗，令使者留填撫之。 The emperor was overjoyed. He issued Han seals and ribbons to Yue ministers, extended Han law uniformly to refashion local custom, and ordered the envoys to stay behind to stabilize the new order.

宣帝時修武帝故事，講論六藝群書，博盡奇異之好，徵能為楚辭九江被公，召見誦讀，益召高材劉向、張子僑、華龍、柳褒等待詔金馬門。 Under Emperor Xuan the court revived Emperor Wu's cultural program: debate on the Six Classics and the wider corpus, a restless taste for the rare and marvelous. It summoned Bei Gong of Jiujiang, famed for his Chu-style verse, heard him recite, and then added brilliant men such as Liu Xiang, Zhang Ziqiao, Hua Long, and Liu Bao to the roster of scholars awaiting summons at the Golden Horse Gate.