Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Xuan 宣帝

Xuan Di

Attested BC 74

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Xuan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 74 宣帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 298

Career and standing

BC 74 宣帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 298

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 298

Works and attributed material

Edict · Author · With Chen Sui (陳遂)
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passages 298-299

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 2 passages

祖父遂，字長子，宣帝微時與有故，相隨博弈，數負進。 His grandfather Sui, styled Zhangzi, had known the future Emperor Xuan in his obscure days; they gambled together, and Sui often lost.

及宣帝即位，用遂，稍遷至太原太守，乃賜遂璽書曰：「制詔太原太守：官尊祿厚，可以償博進矣。 When Xuan took the throne he employed Sui, who rose to Grand Administrator of Taiyuan. The emperor sent him a sealed edict: "To the Grand Administrator of Taiyuan: your rank is high and your pay ample—you can repay your gambling losses.