Emperor Wu of Han (漢武)

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Wu of Han as a ruler. This record brings together 23 passages from 8 chapters across 5 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Wu of Han	漢武	Han Wudi
Title	Emperor Wu	武帝
Title	Emperor Wu	聖武
Temple	Emperor Wu	孝武	Xiaowu
Temple name	Emperor Wu	孝武	Xiaowu
Title	Emperor Wu
Temple name	Emperor Wu of Han	漢武	Hàn Wǔ
Temple	Han Wudi	漢武	Han Wudi
Title	Han Wudi	漢武	Hàn Wǔdì
Title	Present Majesty	今上	Jinshang
Epithet	Shengwu	圣武
Title	The emperor	上
Title	the present emperor	今上
Title	Wu	武

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:051:s0139, hanshu:099:s0024, houhanshu:089:s0051
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · nanqishu:017:s0004, nanqishu:056:s0009, shiji:023:s0028
Value: male
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0150
Value: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:026:s0049

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 今上即位 · Western Year: BC 141
Strongly inferred · shiji:023:s0028
Source Date: Text: 今上即位 · Western Year: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:026:s0049
Source Date: Text: 太初之元 · Western Year: BC 104
Strongly inferred · shiji:023:s0034
Source Date: Text: 太初元年 · Western Year: BC 104
Explicit · shiji:026:s0059, shiji:026:s0061
Source Date: Text: 孝武 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0051
Source Date: Text: 於是聖武勃怒 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:099:s0024
Source Date: Text: 漢初 · Western Interval: Start: BC 209 · End: BC 141
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:051:s0139
Source Date: Text: 漢武 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · chenshu:017:s0150
Source Date: Text: 漢武天漢四年 · Western Year: BC 97
Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0004
Source Date: Text: 漢武帝之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · nanqishu:056:s0009

Career and standing

Source Date: Text: 今上即位 · Western Year: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:023:s0028
Source Date: Text: 即位 · Western Year: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:026:s0049

Places and affiliations

Label: Han / 漢 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:023:s0028, shiji:023:s0032
Polity: Han · Relation: ruled
Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0004, shiji:026:s0049
Polity: Western Han · Relation: ruled
Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0051
Place: Sweet Springs Palace / 甘泉宮 · Relation: visited
Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0004

Works and attributed material

Kind: edict · Role: author · Quoted: true
Explicit · shiji:023:s0030, shiji:023:s0031, shiji:023:s0032, shiji:023:s0033, shiji:026:s0052, shiji:026:s0053, shiji:026:s0054, shiji:026:s0055, shiji:026:s0056, shiji:026:s0057, shiji:026:s0058, shiji:026:s0059, shiji:026:s0060

Events and relationships

Kind: ritual · Role: sovereign · Action: assembled-lords · Place: Sweet Springs Palace / 甘泉宮
Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0004
Kind: military · Role: ruler · Action: campaigns-against-Xiongnu
Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0051, houhanshu:089:s0052
Kind: calendrical · Role: ruler · Action: changed-era-to-Taichu
Explicit · shiji:026:s0051, shiji:026:s0059
Kind: calendrical · Role: patron · Action: commissioned-Luoxia-Hong-calendar · Other Person Id: Luoxia Hong (洛下閎)
Explicit · shiji:026:s0050
Kind: ritual · Role: ruler · Action: Feng-sacrifice-at-Mount-Tai
Explicit · shiji:026:s0051
Kind: administrative · Role: sovereign · Action: promulgated-carriage-dress-code
Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0004
Kind: ritual · Role: ruler · Action: summoned-scholars-to-fix-ceremonies · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 今上即位 · Western Year: BC 141
Explicit · shiji:023:s0028
Kind: administrative · Role: patron · Action: summoned-Tang-Du · Other Person Id: Tang Du (唐都)
Explicit · shiji:026:s0049
Kind: ritual · Role: ruler · Action: Taichu-calendar-and-ritual-reform · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太初之元 · Western Year: BC 104
Explicit · shiji:023:s0034