Emperor Shang of Han China, ch.漢殤帝, py. Hàn Shāng dì, wg. Han Shang-ti, (late October or early November 105 - August or September 106) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the fifth emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Empress Dowager Deng placed him on the throne when he was barely over 100 days old, despite having two older brothers who were born from a consort. This move solidified the power of the Empress dowager and prolonged the rule of the Empress dowager's family.
Empress dowager Deng also raised Liu Hu (劉祜 Líu Hù), the twelve-year old cousin of Shangdi and future Emperor Han Aidi, 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 September106; however, Dowager Deng still remained as the regent.
A decree by Deng during this reign shed light on bureaucratic inefficiency.
Han Shang-ti, (early 106 - August or September106) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty and the fifth emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
Because Emperor He had, during his reign, frequently lost sons due to illnesses in childhood, according to the superstitutions of the time, both Prince Long and his older brother Prince Sheng were given to foster parents outside the palace to nurture.
EmperorShang, having died as a toddler, was not given a separate tomb, as is customary for emperors.
Their explorations, and China's success against the Xiongnu, brought an exchange of envoys between China and states to the west, and it opened for the Chinese the 4000-mile trade route that would become known as the Silk Road.
China's prosperity had risen under Hedi (between the years 88 to 106), and the court of Hedi had become in size and luxury equal to the courts of previous Hanemperors.
Emperor Ling died in 188 or 189, at the age of thirty-three, while military governors were clinging to the greater independence that they had acquired during the war against the Yellow Turbans.
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