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Encyclopedia > Emperor An of Han China

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Emperor An of Han China, ch. 漢安帝, py. hàn ān dì, wg. Han An-ti, (94-125) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han period ruling from 106 AD to 125 AD. He was the grandson of Emperor Zhang. 漢字 in Traditional Chinese and other languages. ... PY, Py or py may stand for: Pinyin, a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Mandarin Chinese used in the Peoples Republic of China. ... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ... For other uses, see number 94. ... For other uses, see number 125. ... The emperor or huangdi (皇帝 in pinyin: huang2 di4) of China was the head of government and head of state of China from the Qin dynasty in 221 B.C. until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1911. ... Han commanderies and kingdoms AD 2. ... (Redirected from 106 AD) For other uses, see number 106. ... Events Construction of the Pantheon (Rome) as it stands today by Hadrian. ...


Empress dowager Deng raised Liu Hu (劉祜 Líu Hù), the twelve-year old cousin of Shangdi and future Emperor Han Andi, in the palace as the successor to the throne as insurance against the baby emperor's death. Liu Hu ascended to the throne when Shangdi passed away in August or September 106 AD; however, Dowager Deng still remained as the regent until her death in 121 AD. Thereafter, Emperor An ordered the execution of all the remaining relatives of the late Empress dowager. (Redirected from 106 AD) For other uses, see number 106. ... Events Era name changes from Yongning (2nd year) to Jianguang in the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty. ...


An did little to revive withering dynasty. He began to indulged himself in women and heavy drinking and pay little attention to affairs of state instead leaving matters to corrupt eunuchs. At the same time, droughts ravaged the country while peasants rose up in arms. In 125 AD, An died while travelling to Nanyang. He was only 32. Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: 南阳; Traditional Chinese: 南陽; pinyin: Nányáng) is a city in the south of Henan, a province in China. ...


Personal information

Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Hu (祜 py. hù)
Era name Yongchu (永初 py. yŏng chū) 107-113
 Yuanchu (元初 py. yúan chū) 114-120
Yongning (永寧 py. yŏng níng) 120-121
Jianguang (建光 py. jian4 guang1) 121-122
Yanguang (延光 py. yán gūang) 122-125
Father King Qing of Qinghe, second son of Emperor Zhang
Mother consort Zuo
Wife empress Yan (d. 126)
Major concubines consort Li (d. poisoned 115)
Children 1 son
Duration of reign 106-125
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 孝安 (py. xiào ān), literary meaning: "filial and peaceful"
Posthumous name in short 安 (py. ān), literary meaning: "peaceful"

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