Former Young Emperor (少帝)

Overview

The translated histories identify Former Young Emperor as a ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Former Young Emperor	少帝	Shàodì
Title	crown prince	太子
Title	emperor	皇帝
Title	young emperor	少帝	Shàodì

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:004:s0093

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 以為太子 · Western Year: BC 188
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0093
Source Date: Text: 四年夏…少帝 · Western Year: BC 184
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0019
Source Date: Text: 太子立為皇帝 · Western Year: BC 188
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0094

Family

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Child of Empress under Emperor Hui (皇后)
Kinship Term: empress's son / 皇后子 · Parentage: claimed · Negated: true

Career and standing

Status: confinement · Action: entered · Place: Everlasting Lane / 永巷 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四年夏 · Western Year: BC 184
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0019
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太子立為皇帝 · Western Year: BC 188
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0094
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四年…議代之 · Western Year: BC 184
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0020, hanshu:004:s0023, hanshu:004:s0026

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 3 passages

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太后立帝姊魯元公主女為皇后，無子，取後宮美人子名之以為太子。 The Empress Dowager made the daughter of the emperor's elder sister, Princess Luyuan, the empress. Since the empress had no son, the Empress Dowager took a son born to one of the palace beauties, gave him a name, and made him crown prince.

惠帝崩，太子立為皇帝，年幼，太后臨朝稱制，大赦天下。 When Emperor Hui died, the crown prince was installed as emperor. Because he was young, the Empress Dowager presided over court and issued edicts on his behalf, granting a general amnesty throughout the realm.

四年夏，少帝自知非皇后子，出怨言，皇太后幽之永巷。 In summer of the fourth year, the young emperor realized he was not the empress's son and spoke words of resentment. The Empress Dowager confined him in the Everlasting Lane.