Emperor Xian (獻帝) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Xian as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Emperor Xian	獻帝	Xiàndì
Posthumous	Emperor Xian	獻帝	Xiàndì
Temple name	Emperor Xian	獻帝

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · sanguozhi:031:s0031
Value: male
Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0189

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 從獻帝在長安 · Western Year: AD 194
Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:031:s0031
Source Date: Text: 獻帝西入關 · Western Year: AD 192
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:028:s0189

Events and relationships

Kind: travel · Role: emperor · Action: went west through the passes · Other Person Id: Lu Xu (旭)
Explicit · houhanshu:028:s0189

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 28Volume 25: Biography of Zhuo, Lu, Wei, Liu · 1 passage

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謙子旭，官至太仆，從獻帝西入關，與司徒王允同謀共誅董卓。 His son Xu rose to Grand Coachman; he followed Emperor Xian west through the passes and helped Minister Wang Yun kill Dong Zhuo.

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius · 3 passages

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時焉子範為左中郎將，誕治書御史，璋為奉車都尉，皆從獻帝在長安， His sons held court rank in Chang’an with Emperor Xian: Fan as left general of the gentlemen of the palace, Dan as imperial clerk censor, Zhang as commandant for the imperial chariot,

獻帝使璋曉諭焉，焉留璋不遣。 The emperor sent Liu Zhang west to reason with his father; Liu Yan kept him and never let him return.

《漢獻帝春秋》曰：漢朝聞益州亂，遣五官中郎將牛亶為益州刺史； The Annals of Emperor Xian records: Learning of the turmoil, the court dispatched Niu Dan, general of the household for all purposes, as inspector of Yizhou;