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Emperor Wu of Han China

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Emperor Wu of Han China, ch 漢武帝, py. hàn wŭ dì, wg. Han Wu-ti, (157 BC - 87 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Personal information

 
 
Family name Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name Che (徹 chè) in Chinese
Era name Jianyuan (建元 py. jìan yúan) 140 BC-135 BC
Yuanguang (元光 py. yúan gūang) 134 BC-129 BC
Yuanshuo (元朔 py. yúan shùo) 128 BC-123 BC
Yuanshou (元狩 py. yúan shòu) 122 BC-117 BC
Yuanding (元鼎 py. yúan dĭng) 116 BC-111 BC
Yuanfeng (元封 py. yúan fēng) 110 BC-105 BC
Taichu (太初 py. tài chū) 104 BC-101 BC
Tianhan (天漢 py. tīan hàn) 100 BC-97 BC
Taishi (太始 py. tài shĭ) 96 BC-93 BC
Zhenghe (征和 py. zhēng hé) 92 BC-89 BC
Houyuan (後元 py. hòu yúan) 88 BC-87 BC
Father Emperor Jing of Han China (eldest son of)
Mother
Wives Empress Chen (deposed 130 BC)
Empress Wei (suicide 91 BC)
Major concubines consort Li
consort Zhao
consort Li
consort Wang
Children at least 1 son, 4 daughters
Duration of reign 141 BC-87 BC
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name 孝武 (py. xiào wŭ), literary meaning: "filial and martial"
Posthumous name in short 武 (py. wŭ), literary meaning: "martial"

See also

Preceded by:
Emperor Jing of Han China
Western Han Dynasty Succeeded by:
Emperor Zhao of Han China