Emperor Ai of Han
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Emperor Ai of Han, personal name Liu Xin, was an emperor of China's Han dynasty. He ascended the throne when he was 20, having been made heir by his childless uncle Emperor Cheng, and he reigned from
Depiction by Chen Hongshou, 1651
Emperor Ai cuts off his sleeve to not awaken Dong Xian
Yiling (義陵), the tomb of Emperor Ai, in Xianyang, Shaanxi province
Emperor Ping of Han
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Emperor Ping of Han, personal names Liu Jizi and later Liu Kan, was the eleventh emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty, reigning from 1 BC to AD 6. He ascended the throne at the age of eight following th
Emperor Ai of Han
…Wang Mang as the regent. Dong Xian and his wife were forced to die by suicide. Emperor Ai would officially be succeeded by his cousin, Prince Jizi, as Emperor Ping, but this was merely a pretext for Wang Mang to seize the throne nine years later. Emperor Ai's abuse of power, first influenced by his grandmother and…
Portrait of Emperor Ping
Kangling (康陵), tomb of Emperor Ping, in Xianyang, Shaanxi