Qin and Han · Ruler

Gengshi Emperor 更始

Gengshi

Attested AD 23 - AD 23

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Gengshi Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 23 更始立
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 26
AD 23 更始至洛陽
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 7

Places and affiliations

AD 23 更始至洛陽
At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Entered
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 7

Events and relationships

Appointed
AD 23 更始至洛陽 · Political · Appointer · With Ren Guang (任光)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 7
Enfeoffed and demobilized
AD 23 是歲 · Political · Appointer · With Liu Xu (劉詡)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 27

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 7

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 24Volume 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, Geng · 4 passages

更始至洛陽，以光為信都太守。 After the Gengshi Emperor entered Luoyang, he named Ren Guang governor of Xindu.

更始立，曾遣使降，拜曾東萊郡太守，詡濟南太守，皆行大將軍事。 When the Gengshi regime took power, Yuan Zeng sent envoys to surrender and was named governor of Donglai; Liu Xu became governor of Jinan, each with the powers of a grand general.

是歲，曾為其將所殺，眾推詡為主，更始封詡助國侯，令罷兵歸本郡。 That same year one of Yuan Zeng's officers murdered him, and the army chose Liu Xu as leader. The Gengshi Emperor enfeoffed Liu Xu as marquis of Zhuguo and told him to demobilize and go home to Jinan.

更始立，遣使降，拜子都徐州牧。 Under the Gengshi Emperor he too sent envoys to capitulate and was named governor of Xu province.