Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Yuan 孝元皇帝

Xiaoyuan Huangdi

Died BC 33

Passages
19
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Emperor Yuan as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 19 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Emperor Yuan 孝元皇帝 Xiaoyuan Huangdi
Title Crown Prince 太子
Title Emperor
Temple Emperor Yuan 孝元皇帝 Xiaoyuan Huangdi
Title Emperor Yuan 孝元皇帝

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 竟寧元年五月壬辰 · Western Year: BC 33 · Place: Weiyang Palace / 未央宮
    Explicit · hanshu:010:s0248

Age

  • Age: 2 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 宣帝即位 · Western Year: BC 74 · Reckoning: sui
    Explicit · hanshu:010:s0003

Attested activity

Family

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  • Descendant of Marquis Dai of Ping'en (平恩戴侯)
    Kinship Term: maternal grandfather / 外祖父 · Line: maternal · Generation Distance: 2 · Intermediary Person Ids: Empress Xu (許皇后)
  • Child of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: crown prince / son / 太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)
    Kinship Term: crown prince / 皇太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Spouse of Empress Wang (王皇后)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: active
  • Parent of Liu Kang (康)
    Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Liu Xing (興)
    Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Empress Xu (許皇后)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
  • Sibling of Liu Jing (劉竟)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
  • Sibling of King of Huaiyang (淮陽王)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: issuer · Action: issued-edict · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初元元年夏四月 · Western Year: BC 48
    Explicit · hanshu:010:s0024
  • Kind: ritual · Role: officiant · Action: suburban-sacrifice · Place: Ganquan Supreme Altar / 甘泉泰畤 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初元二年春正月 · Western Year: BC 47
    Explicit · hanshu:010:s0040

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 10Volume 9: Annals of Emperor Yuan · 19 passages