Emperor Jing of Han
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Emperor Jing of Han, born Liu Qi, was the sixth emperor of the Han dynasty from 157 to 141 BC. His reign saw the limiting of the power of the feudal kings and princes which resulted in the Rebellion o
Depiction of Emperor Jing in Sancai Tuhui
A description of Emperor Jing at the entrance of the on-site museum at Han Yang Ling
Yangling mausoleum miniature pottery infantry (foreground) and cavalry (background); in 1990, when the tomb complex of Emperor Jing of Han (r. 157–141 BC) and his wife Empress Wang Zhi (d. 126 BC) was excavated north of Yangling, over 40,000 miniature pottery figures were unearthed. All of them were one-third life size, smaller than the 8,000-some fully life size soldiers of the Terracotta Army buried alongside the First Emperor of Qin. Smaller miniature figurines, on average
Tomb figures from the Yangling Mausoleum of Han
Liu Sheng, posthumously known as King/Prince Jing of Zhongshan, was a king/prince of the Western Han empire of Chinese history. His father was Emperor Jing, and he was the elder brother of Emperor Wu
Emperor Jing of Han
…Ding of Changsha (長沙定王 劉發; d. 129 BC), sixth son Furen, of the Jia clan (夫人 賈氏) Liu Pengzu, Prince Jingsu of Zhao (趙敬肅王 劉彭祖; 166–92 BC), eighth son Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan (中山靖王 劉勝; 165–113 BC), ninth son Furen, of the Wang clan (夫人 王氏), personal name Erxu (兒姁) Liu Yue, Prince Hui of Guangchuan…
The jade burial suit of prince Liu Sheng, Hebei Museum
Bronze short sword with gold inlay and reliefs. Found in the tomb of Liu Sheng (d. 113 BC), Mancheng, Hebei, China. Chinese, Western Han, 112 BCE. Hebei Provincial Museum, Shijiahuang.
Bronze incense burner inlaid with gold; from the tomb of Liu Sheng, Prince of Zhongshan, at Hebei Mancheng, Western Han period, 2nd century BC