Qin and Han · Emperor and Ruler

Emperor Yuan 元帝

Yuándì

Attested BC 9 - BC 2

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Yuan as a ruler. This record brings together 2 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 Yuan 元帝 Yuándì
Posthumous Emperor Yuan 元帝

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Parent of Liu Kang (康)
    Kinship Term: grandfather via son / 庶孙之祖 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: grandfather · Object Role: grandson · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 12Volume 11: Annals of Emperor Ai · 2 passages