Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Zhao 昭帝

Zhao di

Attested BC 87 - BC 81

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Zhao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 87 昭帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269
BC 81 昭帝即位六年
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

Career and standing

BC 87 昭帝即位
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

Works and attributed material

BC 81 昭帝即位六年
Edict · Author
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

Events and relationships

Ordered recommendation of worthy and literary scholars
BC 81 昭帝即位六年 · Political · Sovereign
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 269

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

昭帝即位六年，詔郡國舉賢良文學之士，問以民所疾苦，教化之要。 In the sixth year after Emperor Zhao took the throne, an edict ordered the commanderies and kingdoms to recommend worthy and literary scholars, and asked them about the people's hardships and the essentials of moral transformation.