Emperor Ping of Han

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Emperor Ping of Han was a child ruler of the Western Han dynasty whose short reign marked the final phase before the dynasty’s collapse and the usurpation by Wang Mang.

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Emperor Ping of Han canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf child ruler
emperor of China
ageAtAscension 9
allegedKiller Wang Mang
ascensionToThroneDate AD 1
associatedWithEvent decline of Western Han central authority
rise of Wang Mang
birthDate 9 BC
birthPlace Chang'an
burialPlace Pingling Mausoleum
capitalDuringReign Chang'an
causeOfDeath poisoning
country Han dynasty
deathDate AD 6
deathPlace Chang'an
dynasty Western Han
linked to: Western Han period
era Late Western Han
linked to: Western Han period
eraNameUsed Yuan-shi (元始)
familyName Liu
father Emperor Ai of Han
givenName Kan
grandfather Emperor Cheng of Han
historicalPeriod 1st century AD
1st century BC
house House of Liu
language Old Chinese
mother Consort Fu (concubine of Emperor Ai)
notableFor being a child emperor dominated by regent Wang Mang
his reign immediately preceding Wang Mang’s usurpation
reigning during the final phase of the Western Han dynasty
paternalClan Liu clan
linked to: Liu family
personalName Liu Kan
politicalContext power effectively controlled by Wang Mang
posthumousName Emperor Ping
posthumousReputation weak child ruler under regent control
predecessor Emperor Ai of Han
recordedIn Book of Han
Zizhi Tongjian
regent Wang Mang
reignEnd AD 6
reignName Yuan-shi
linked to: Yuan Shi

Yuan-shi (元始)
reignStart AD 1
religion Chinese folk religion
succeededByRegime Xin dynasty under Wang Mang
linked to: Xin dynasty
successor Ruzi Ying
templeName Pingdi
titleBeforeEnthronement Prince of Zhongshan

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Former Han lastEmperor Emperor Ping of Han
Liu family notableMember Emperor Ping of Han
Wang Mang predecessor Emperor Ping of Han