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Emperor Ling of Han (156/157 – 13 May 189), personal name Liu Hong, was the 12th and last powerful emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty. Born the son of a lesser marquis who descended directly from Emperor Zhang (the third Eastern Han emperor), Liu Hong was chosen to be emperor in February 168 around age 12 after the death of his predecessor ...
List of emperors of the Han dynasty. Western Han miniature pottery infantry (foreground) and cavalry (background); in 1990, when the tomb complex of Emperor Jing of Han ( r. 157 – 141 BC) and his wife Empress Wang Zhi (d. 126 BC) was excavated north of Yangling, over 40,000 miniature pottery figures were unearthed.
SovereignPersonal NamePersonal NameReigned FromLiu Bang劉邦28 February [22] 202 BCLiu Ying劉盈23 June [26] 195 BCLiu Gong劉恭19 October [27] 188 BCLiu Hong劉弘15 June [29] 184 BCEmperor Ling of Han, personal name Liu Hong, was the 12th and last powerful emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty. Born the son of a lesser marquis who descended directly from Emperor Zhang, Liu Hong was chosen to be emperor in February 168 around age 12 after the death of his predecessor, Emperor Huan, who had no son to succeed him.
Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty in China. He reigned from 28 September 189 until 11 December 220.
Emperor Ling [Liu Hong] (靈帝[劉宏]). “Ruled the Han from 168 to 189. Ruled through the Yellow Turban Rebellion.” Emperor Ling was affiliated with and the Han Dynasty. A biography profile from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Encyclopedia.
The present version, almost thirty years after the original publication, represents a formal second edition and is offered to those who may be interested in the history of the Later Han dynasty on the eve of its fall into ruin at the end of the second century AD.
Jul 10, 2024 · The emperor's tomb is at the center of Han Yang Ling Mausoleum. The subterranean chamber has passages on its four sides, thus the shape assembles the Chinese character 'ya (亚)'. This type of tomb was considered the best in ancient times. Around the tomb is a tall wall on each side, with four big gates at the middle of each wall.
