Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Xuan of Han as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Emperor Xuan of Han | 宣帝 | Han Xuandi |
| Posthumous | Emperor Xuan | 宣帝 | Xuandi |
| Posthumous | Emperor Xuan of Han | 宣帝 | Han Xuandi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 74 · End: BC 49Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:025:s0188
Career and standing
- Status: lived among commoners before accessionExplicit · hanshu:025:s0188
- Action: accededExplicit · hanshu:025:s0188
Works and attributed material
- Kind: edict · Role: issuer · Quoted: true · Topic: creating four Court Equalizer posts
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal reform · Action: did not complete the proposed statutory revisionExplicit · hanshu:025:s0202
- Kind: judicial governance · Action: fasted in Xuanshi Hall while deciding cases, making judgments regarded as fairExplicit · hanshu:025:s0195
References in the histories
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