Qin and Han · Emperor of Han

Emperor Xuan 孝宣

Xiaoxuan

Attested BC 74 - BC 48

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Chapters
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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Xuan as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesRuler
Found inBook of Han

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Xuan 孝宣 Xiaoxuan
Temple name Emperor Xuan 孝宣 Xiaoxuan
Title Emperor Xuan 孝宣

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 孝宣承統 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 48
    Explicit · hanshu:068:s0260

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: succession · Role: ruler · Action: inherited-succession · Label: inherited the succession and carried forward the great enterprise / 承統,纂修洪業
    Explicit · hanshu:068:s0260
  • Kind: personnel · Role: ruler · Action: recruited-talent · Label: expounded the Six Arts and recruited outstanding men / 講論六藝,招選茂異
    Explicit · hanshu:068:s0260

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 68Volume 58: Gongsun Hong, Bu Shi and Er Kuan · 1 passage