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Emperor Yuan of Han China, ch 漢元帝, py. hàn yúan dì, wg. Han Yüan-ti, (75 BC - 33 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Personal information

 
 
Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Shi (奭 py. shì
Era name Chuyuan (初元 py. chū yúan) 48 BC-44 BC
Yongguang (永光 py. yŏng gūang) 43 BC-39 BC
Jianzhao (建昭 py. jìan zhāo) 38 BC-34 BC
Jingning (竟寧 py. jìng níng) 33 BC
Father Emperor Xuan of Han China
Mother empress Xu
Wives empress Fu (d. 2 BC), mother of Prince Kang of Dingtao and grandmother of Emperor Ai of Han China
empress Feng
empress Wang, then Grand Empress Dowager Wang, aunt of Wang Mang
Children at least 1 son
Duration of reign 49 BC-33 BC
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 孝元 (py. xiào yúan), literary meaning: "filial and original"
Posthumous name in short 元 (py. yúan), literary meaning: "original"

See also

Preceded by:
Emperor Xuan of Han China
Western Han Dynasty Succeeded by:
Emperor Cheng of Han China