Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Wu of Han 漢武帝

Han Wudi

Attested BC 141 - BC 87

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Wu of Han was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 141 to BC 87 漢徹
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 91, passage 11

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Wei 91, passage 14

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 91Volume 85: Men of Letters: Yuan Yue, Pei Jingxian, Lu Guan, Feng Su, Xing Cang, Pei Bomao, Xing Xin · 1 passage

逮高祖馭天，銳情文學，蓋以頡頏漢徹，掩踔曹丕，氣韻高豔，才藻獨構。 When Emperor Xiaowen came to the throne, he threw himself into literature, in spirit rivaling Emperor Wu of Han and outshining Cao Pi, with a lofty tone, brilliant style, and literary gifts all his own.