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Emperor Gengshi of Han China

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Emperor Gengshi of Han China, ch 漢更始帝, py. gèng shĭ dì, wg. Keng-Shih-ti, (d. hanged AD 25) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Personal information

 
Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Xuan (玄 py. xúan)
Era name Gengshi (更始 py. gèng shĭ) 23-25
Father
Mother
Wives granddaughter of Wang Mang
Children none
Duration of reign AD 23-AD 25
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 更始 (py. gèng shĭ), literary meaning: "changed and start"

See also: Wang Mang

Preceded by:
Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty
Han Dynasty Succeeded by:
Emperor Han Guangwudi of China