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Emperor Jing of Han

Portrait of Emperor Jing of Han

Western Han · Qin and Western Han · 6th ruler

漢景帝 Hàn Jǐngdì劉啓 Liú Qǐ

Wade–Giles: Han Ching-ti · Liu Ch'i

Reigned 157–141 BC (15 years)

Reigned 15 years (157–141 BC). Died at 48 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 6th ruler of Western Han.

Facts

Reign
14 July 157 BC – 9 March 141 BC (6th ruler of Western Han)
Length of reign
15 years
Born
188 BC
Died
9 March 141 BC
Age at accession
32
Age at death
48
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
3
General amnesties
6
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
1
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
1
Rebellions faced
1
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Western Han

All 14 emperors of Western Han