NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Han Lingdi

Emperor Ling of Han China, trad. ch. 漢靈帝;, sim. ch. 漢灵帝, py. h�n l�ng d�, wg. Han Ling-ti, (156-189) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out during his reign.

Personal information

Family name	Liu (劉 li�) in Chinese
Given name	Hong (宏 py. h�ng)
Era name	Jianning (建寧 py. j�an n�ng) 168-172 Xiping (熹平 py. xī p�ng) 172-178 Guanghe (光和 py. gūang h�) 178-184 Zhongping (中平 py. zhōng p�ng) 184-189
Father	Liu Chang, Marquess of the "Jiedu Pavilion" (ch. 解渎亭侯苌)
Mother	consort Dong
Wife	1) empress Song 2) empress He, then Empress Dowager He, sister of He Jin
Major concubines	consort Wang
Children	1) crown prince Liu Bian by empress dowager He, then Prince or King of Hongnong (ch. Hongnong wang) after desposed by Dong Zhuo 2) Liu Xie by consort Wang, Prince of Chenliu (ch. Chenliu wang), then Emperor Xian of Han China
Duration of reign	168 to 189
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Posthumous name	孝靈 (py. xi�o zh�), literary meaning: "filial and agile"
Posthumous name in short	靈 (py. l�ng) , literary meaning: "agile"

Preceded by:
Emperor Huan of Han China

Eastern Han Dynasty

Succeeded by:
King of Hongnong of Han China

Categories: Han Dynasty emperors

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