Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Xuan 宣帝

Xuān Dì

Died BC 49

Passages
8
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Xuan as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 8 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Xuan 宣帝 Xuān Dì
Title Emperor Xuan 宣帝 Xuān Dì
Title Emperor Xuan 宣帝 Xuan Di
Regnal Emperor Xuan of Han 孝宣帝

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

  • Statement: died as emperor · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 帝崩 · Western Year: BC 49
    Explicit · hanshu:093:s0130

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 宣帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49
  • Source Date: Text: 宣帝在位 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:093:s0003

Family

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Events and relationships

  • Kind: administrative · Role: ruler · Action: increased-erudite-rank · Label: raised the erudites' stipend rank / 宣帝增秩
  • Kind: patronage · Action: relied on the Shi clan before accession
    Explicit · hanshu:093:s0124

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 93Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi · 7 passages
Book of Later Han, Chapter 126Volume 115: Officials Part Two · 1 passage