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Emperor He of Han

Eastern Han · 4th ruler

漢和帝 Hàn Hédì劉肇 Liú Zhào

Wade–Giles: Han Ho-ti · Liu Chao

Reigned 88–106 (17 years)

Reigned 17 years (88–106). Died at 27 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 4th ruler of Eastern Han.

Facts

Reign
9 April 88 – 13 February 106 (4th ruler of Eastern Han)
Length of reign
17 years
Born
79
Died
13 February 106
Age at accession
10
Age at death
27
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.)
Era names
  • 永元 Yǒngyuán (proclaimed 89)
  • 元興 Yuánxīng (proclaimed 105)

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
2
General amnesties
5
Empresses installed
2
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
12
Rebellions faced
12
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Eastern Han

All 14 emperors of Eastern Han