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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:126:s0033
- Value: maleExplicit · hanshu:093:s0003
Roles
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Statement: died as emperor · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 帝崩 · Western Year: BC 49Explicit · hanshu:093:s0130
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0033
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝在位 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:093:s0003
Family
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- Parent of Emperor Yuan (元帝)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
- Child of Lamented Imperial Father (悼皇考)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological
- Child of Mother of Emperor Xuan (宣帝之母)Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Line: maternal
- Sibling of Prince Ai of Zhongshan (中山哀王)Kinship Term: younger brother / 少弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: uncertain
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Role: ruler · Action: increased-erudite-rank · Label: raised the erudites' stipend rank / 宣帝增秩Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0033
- Kind: patronage · Action: relied on the Shi clan before accessionExplicit · hanshu:093:s0124
References in the histories
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