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Emperor Xian of Han China

zh-cn:漢灵帝 zh-tw:漢靈帝

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Emperor Xian of Han China, trad. ch 漢獻帝;, sim. ch 漢献帝, 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").

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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