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Emperor Hui of Han

Western Han · Qin and Western Han · 2nd ruler

漢惠帝 Hàn Huìdì劉盈 Liú Yíng

Wade–Giles: Han Hui-ti · Liu Ying

Reigned 195–188 BC (7 years)

Reigned 7 years (195–188 BC). Died at 23 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 2nd ruler of Western Han.

Facts

Reign
23 June 195 BC – 26 September 188 BC (2nd ruler of Western Han)
Length of reign
7 years
Born
210 BC
Died
26 September 188 BC
Age at accession
16
Age at death
23
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
0
General amnesties
1
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
0
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Western Han

All 14 emperors of Western Han