Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Xuan 孝宣

Xiaoxuan

Attested BC 48 - BC 33

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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
Title Emperor Xuan 孝宣 Xiaoxuan
Posthumous Emperor Xuan 孝宣 Xiaoxuan

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 孝宣之業衰焉 · Western Interval: Start: BC 48 · End: BC 33
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:010:s0255

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: his achievements declined under Emperor Yuan's indecisive rule · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · hanshu:010:s0255

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 10Volume 9: Annals of Emperor Yuan · 1 passage