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Emperor Ping of Han

Western Han · Qin and Western Han · 14th ruler

漢平帝 Hàn Píngdì劉衎 Liú Kàn

Wade–Giles: Han P'ing-ti · Liu K'an

Reigned 1 BC – AD 6 (5 years)

Reigned 5 years (1 BC – AD 6). Died at 14 (East Asian reckoning); cause of death disputed. 14th ruler of Western Han.

Facts

Reign
17 October 1 BC – February 6 (14th ruler of Western Han)
Length of reign
5 years
Born
9 BC
Died
February 6
Age at accession
9
Age at death
14
Cause of death
DisputedPrimary sources or accepted accounts conflict and cannot be narrowed to one
Path to the throne
Installed by othersSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, but the choice was made by officials, the army, eunuchs, consort kin, an empress dowager or the imperial clan
Era names
  • 元始 Yuánshǐ (proclaimed 1)

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
1
General amnesties
4
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
1
Rebellions faced
1
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Western Han

All 14 emperors of Western Han