Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Xuan of Han 宣帝

Han Xuandi

Attested BC 74 - BC 49

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

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.

RolesRuler
Found inBook of Han

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
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 49
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:025:s0188

Career and standing

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: legal reform · Action: did not complete the proposed statutory revision
    Explicit · hanshu:025:s0202
  • Kind: judicial governance · Action: fasted in Xuanshi Hall while deciding cases, making judgments regarded as fair
    Explicit · hanshu:025:s0195

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 25Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law · 4 passages