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Encyclopedia > Emperor Chong of Han China

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Emperor Chong of Han China, ch. 漢冲帝, py. hàn chōng dì, wg. Han Ch'ung-ti, (143-145) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.


Personal information

Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Bing (炳 py. bĭng)
Era name Yongxi (永熹 py. yōng xī) 145
Father Emperor Shun of Han China
Mother consort Yu
Wife
Major concubines
Children none
Duration of reign 5 months from 144 to 145
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 孝冲 (py. xiào chōng), literary meaning: "filial and modest"
Posthumous name in short 冲 (py. chōng) , literary meaning: "modest"

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