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Encyclopedia > Emperor Xian of Han China

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Emperor Xian of Han China, trad. ch. 漢獻帝;, sim. ch. 汉献帝;, py. hàn xìan dì, wg. Han Hsien-ti, (181-234) was last emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He abdicated in favor of Cao Pi and was given the title of Duke of Shanyang ("Shanyang gong"). Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiÇŽntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiÇŽnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... 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. ... Events Antonine Wall is overrun. ... Events Wei Yan revolts against the kingdom of Shu Han Births Emperor Wu of Jin China (approximate date) Deaths Li Yan, general of the Shu Kingdom Wei Yan, Shu general, executed by Ma Dai Zhuge Liang of the Shu Kingdom in China, dies on the Wu Zhang Plains in a... 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. ... Cáo PÄ« (曹丕, 187 - 226), born in Qiao County, Pei presently Bozhou city in An Hui Province. ... Wang (King) and Huangdi (Emperor) The King or Wang (王 wang2) was the title of the Chinese head of state from the Zhou dynasty until the Qin dynasty. ...


Emperor Xian was the son of Emperor Ling and was the brother of Emperor Shao. He came to the throne after he met Dong Zhuo in 189, when Dong Zhuo removed Emperor Shao. This act was seen as a sign to all the other lords that he was in full control of the empire. However after Dong Zhuo died in 192, Emperor Xian was sought by all the other lords and hence Xian was forced to flee. Xian soon came under the control of Cao Cao in 196 and though Cao Cao wanted nothing more than to remove Xian, Cao Cao dare not declare himself emperor. By now Xian was only emperor in name and in 220, the Han dynasty was finally overthrown by Cao Cao's son Cao Pi, ending more than 400 years of Han dynastic rule and ushering in the era of the Three Kingdoms. Dong Zhuo (? – 192) was a warlord during the late Eastern Han Dynasty and Three Kingdoms Period in ancient China. ... Events Pope Victor I succeeds Pope Eleuterus The Prince of Hongnong succeeds Han Lingdi as Chinese emperor of Han Dynasty Dong Zhuo has the Prince of Hongnong poisoned and installs Han Xiandi as emperor. ... Events The kingdom of Champa begins to control south and central Vietnam (approximate date). ... Cao Cao (155 – 220) was a regional warlord and the last Chancellor of Eastern Han Dynasty who rose to great power during the last years of the Eastern Han Dynasty in ancient China. ... Events First year of Jianan era of the Chinese Han Dynasty Clodius Albinus, rival for Roman Emperor, leaves the province of Britain with all of the islands troops, and makes Gaul his headquarters. ... Events Han Xiandi abdicated, symbolizing the end of the Han Dynasty and the beginning of the Three Kingdoms period in China. ... Cáo Pī (曹丕, 187 - 226), born in Qiao County, Pei presently Bozhou city in An Hui Province. ... The Three Kingdoms period (Simplified Chinese: 三国; Traditional Chinese: 三國; Pinyin Sānguó) is a period in the history of China. ...


Although Xian was demoted to a rank of nobility (Duke of Shanyang), he lived in comfort and enjoyed preferential treatments. Xian died in 234, 14 years after the fall of his dynasty. He was 53. Events Wei Yan revolts against the kingdom of Shu Han Births Emperor Wu of Jin China (approximate date) Deaths Li Yan, general of the Shu Kingdom Wei Yan, Shu general, executed by Ma Dai Zhuge Liang of the Shu Kingdom in China, dies on the Wu Zhang Plains in a...


Personal information

Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Xie (協 py. xíe)
Era name Yonghan (永漢 py. yŏng hàn) 189
Chuping (初平 py. chū píng) 190-193
Xingping (興平 py. xīng píng) 194-195
Jianan (建安 py. jìan ān) 196-220
Yankang (延康 py. yán kāng) 220
Father Emperor Ling of Han China
Mother consort Wang
Wife 1) empress Fu
2) empress Cao (d. 220)
Major concubines
Children
Duration of reign 189 to 220
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 孝獻 (py. xiào xìan), literary meaning: "filial and dedicating"
Posthumous name in short 献 (py. xìan), literary meaning: "dedicating"
Preceded by:
King of Hongnong of Han China
Eastern Han Dynasty Succeeded by:
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