Qin and Han · Ruler

Former Emperor 先帝

Xian Di

Attested BC 49 - BC 33

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Former Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 49 to BC 33 先帝
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 11, passage 124

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Cheng (成帝)
Former Emperor 先帝
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 11, passages 124, 133

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 11, passage 124

Events and relationships

promoted agriculture and lightened rents 劭農，薄其租稅
Policy · Ruler · Promoted agriculture · Mode named-source-report Speaker Emperor Cheng (成帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 124

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 11Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng · 1 passage

先帝劭農，薄其租稅，寵其彊力，令與孝弟同科。 The Former Emperor promoted agriculture, lightened their rents and taxes, favored the able-bodied and industrious, and placed them in the same category as those practiced in filial piety and fraternal duty.