Han Zhangdi - Definition and Overview

Emperor Zhang of Han China, ch. 漢章帝, py. hàn zhāng dì, wg. Han Chang-ti, (AD 57 - AD 88) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Family name	Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name	Da (炟 py. dá)
Era name	Jianchu (建初 py. jìan chū) 76-84 Yuanhe (元和 py. yúan hé) 84-87 Zhanghe (章和 py. zhāng hé) 87-88
Father	Emperor Ming of Han China (fifth son of)
Mother	consort Jia
Wife	Empress Dou, d. 97, sister of Dou Xian
Major concubines	1) consort Song, d. 82 2) consort Liang, d. 83 3) consort Shen
Children	8 sons, all by consorts
Duration of reign	AD 75-AD 88
Tomb
Temple name
Courtesy name
Posthumous name	孝章 (py. xiào zhāng dì), literary meaning: "filial and methodical"
Posthumous name in short	章 (py. zhāng) , literary meaning: "methodical"

Preceded by:
Emperor Ming of Han China

Succeeded by:
Emperor He of Han China

Copyright 2009 WordIQ.com - Privacy Policy :: Terms of Use :: Contact Us :: About Us
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the this Wikipedia article.