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Emperor Yuan of Han
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| Emperor Yuan of Han 漢元帝 | |||||||||
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 Jieyu Fighting against Bear by Jin Tingbiao, Palace Museum, China. Emperor Yuan was depicted at the top of the flight of steps. | |||||||||
| Emperor of the Han dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 29 January 48[1] – 8 July 33 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Xuan | ||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Cheng | ||||||||
| Born | 75 BC Chang'an, Han Empire | ||||||||
| Died | 8 July 33 BC (aged 42) Chang'an, Han Empire | ||||||||
| Burial | Wei Mausoleum (渭陵), Xianyang | ||||||||
| Consorts | Empress Xiaoyuan Consort Fu Consort Feng Consort Wei | ||||||||
| Issue | Emperor Cheng of Han Liu Kang, Prince Gong of Dingtao Liu Xing, Prince Xiao of Zhongshan Princess Pingdou Princess Pingyang Princess Yingyi | ||||||||
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| House | Liu | ||||||||
| Dynasty | Han (Western Han) | ||||||||
| Father | Emperor Xuan | ||||||||
| Mother | Empress Gong'ai | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 漢元帝 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 汉元帝 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | The Primal Emperor of Han | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉奭 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 刘奭 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Literal meaning | (personal name) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Emperor Yuan of Han, personal name Liu Shi (劉奭; 75 BC – 8 July 33 BC), was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty. He reigned from 48 BC to 33 BC. Emperor Yuan promoted Confucianism as the official creed of the Chinese government. He appointed adherents of Confucius to important government posts.
However, at the same time that he was solidifying Confucianism's position as the official ideology, the empire's condition slowly deteriorated due to his indecisiveness, his inability to stop factional infighting between officials in his administration, and the trust he held in certain corrupt officials. He was succeeded by Emperor Cheng.
- ^ guisi day of the 12th month of the 1st year of the Huang'long era, per vol.27 of Zizhi Tongjian
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