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Han dynasty - Sovereigns of Han Dynasty

Major Chinese dynasty (206 BC–AD 220), commonly divided into Early or Western Han (206 BC–AD 8), which had its capital at Changan (modern Xian), and Later or Eastern Han (25–220), with its capital at Luoyang. The dynasty was founded by Liu Bang (r.206–195 BC). A dynastic territorial expansion occurred in the reigns of Wudi (141–86 BC) and Han Yuan (48–33 BC), including the conquest of what is now N Korea, N Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Xinjiang. The Han period saw important economic and urban development, and major developments in education, science, technology, astronomy, and public health. During this period Buddhism was introduced to China, and trade links developed with Europe via the Middle East. The Han period was contemporaneous with Rome, and of comparable significance to world history. Much is known from archaeology and contemporary texts.

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The Han Dynasty (Traditional Chinese: 漢朝;

Sovereigns of Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty Sovereigns
Posthumous Name Personal Name Period of Reign Era Name Range of years
Convention: "Han" + posthumous name, excepting Liu Gong, Liu Hong, Ruzi Ying, the Prince of Changyi, the Marquess of Beixiang, and the Prince of Hongnong.
Western Han Dynasty 206 BC – 9 AD
Gao Zu
高祖 		Liu Bang
劉邦 		206 BC – 195 BC Did not exist
Hui Di
惠帝 		Liu Ying
劉盈 		194 BC – 188 BC Did not exist
Shao Di (Shao Di Gong)
少帝 		Liu Gong
劉恭 		188 BC – 184 BC Did not exist
Shao Di (Shao Di Hong)
少帝 		Liu Hong
劉弘 		184 BC – 180 BC Did not exist
Wen Di
文帝 		Liu Heng
劉恆 		179 BC – 157 BC Hòuyuán (後元) 163 BC – 156 BC
Jing Di
景帝 		Liu Qi
劉啟 		156 BC – 141 BC Zhōngyuán (中元)
Hòuyuán (後元) 		149 BC – 143 BC
143 BC – 141 BC
Wu Di
武帝 		Liu Che
劉徹 		140 BC – 87 BC Jiànyuán (建元)

Yuánguāng(元光)
Yuánshuò (元朔)
Yuánshòu (元狩)
Yuándǐng (元鼎)
Yuánfēng (元封)
Tàichū (太初)
Tiānhàn (天漢)
Tàishǐ (太始)
Zhēnghé (征和)

Hòuyuán (後元) 		140 BC – 135 BC

134 BC – 129 BC
128 BC – 123 BC
122 BC – 117 BC
116 BC – 111 BC
110 BC – 105 BC
104 BC – 101 BC
100 BC – 97 BC
96 BC – 93 BC
92 BC – 89 BC

88 BC – 87 BC
Zhao Di
昭帝 		Liu Fuling
劉弗陵 		86 BC – 74 BC Shǐyuán (始元)

Yuánfèng (元鳳)

Yuánpíng (元平) 		86 BC – 80 BC

80 BC – 75 BC

74 BC
The Prince of Changyi
昌邑王 or 海昏侯 		Liu He
劉賀 		74 BC Yuánpíng (元平) 74 BC
Xuan Di
宣帝 		Liu Xun
劉詢 		73 BC – 49 BC Běnshǐ (本始)

Dìjié (地節)
Yuánkāng (元康)
Shénjué (神爵)
Wǔfèng (五鳳)
Gānlù (甘露)

Huánglóng (黃龍) 		73 BC – 70 BC

69 BC – 66 BC
65 BC – 61 BC
61 BC – 58 BC
57 BC – 54 BC
53 BC – 50 BC

49 BC
Yuan Di
元帝 		Liu Shi
劉奭 		48 BC – 33 BC Chūyuán (初元)

Yǒngguāng (永光)
Jiànzhāo (建昭)

Jìngníng (竟寧) 		48 BC – 44 BC

43 BC – 39 BC
38 BC – 34 BC

33 BC
Cheng Di
成帝 		Liu Ao
劉驁 		32 BC – 7 BC Jiànshǐ (建始)

Hépíng (河平)
Yángshuò (陽朔)
Hóngjiā (鴻嘉)
Yǒngshǐ (永始)
Yuányán (元延n2)

Suīhé (綏和) 		32 BC – 28 BC

28 BC – 25 BC
24 BC – 21 BC
20 BC – 17 BC
16 BC – 13 BC
12 BC – 9 BC

8 BC – 7 BC
Ai Di
哀帝 		Liu Xin
劉欣 		6 BC – 1 BC Jiànpíng (建平)
Yuánshòu (元壽) 		6 BC – 3 BC
2 BC – 1 BC
Ping Di
平帝 		Liu Kan
劉衎 		1 BC – 5 Yuánshǐ (元始) 1 – 5
Ruzi Ying
孺子嬰 		Liu Ying
劉嬰 		6 – 8 Jùshè (居攝)
Chūshǐ (初始) 		6 – October 8
November 8 – December 8
Xin Dynasty (AD 9–23)
Xin Dynasty of Wang Mang (王莽) 9 – 23 Shǐjiànguó (始建國)

Tiānfēng (天鳳)

Dìhuáng (地皇) 		9 – 13

14 – 19

20 – 23
Continuation of Han Dynasty
Geng Shi Di
更始帝 		Liu Xuan
劉玄 		23 – 25 Gēngshǐ (更始) 23 – 25
Eastern Han Dynasty 25 – 220
Guang Wu Di
光武帝 		Liu Xiu
劉秀 		25 – 57 Jiànwǔ (建武)
Jiànwǔzhongōyuán (建武中元) 		25 – 56
56 – 57
Ming Di
明帝 		Liu Zhuang
劉莊 		58 – 75 Yǒngpíng (永平) 58 – 75
Zhang Di
章帝 		Liu Da
劉炟 		76 – 88 Jiànchū (建初)

Yuánhé (元和)

Zhānghé (章和) 		76 – 84

84 – 87

87 – 88
He Di
和帝 		Liu Zhao
劉肇 		89 – 105 Yǒngyuán (永元)
Yuánxīng (元興) 		89 – 105
105
Shang Di
殤帝 		Liu Long
劉隆 		106 Yánpíng (延平) 9 months in 106
An Di
安帝 		Liu Hu
劉祜 		106 – 125 Yǒngchū (永初)

Yuánchū (元初)
Yǒngníng (永寧)
Jiànguāng (建光)

Yánguāng (延光) 		107 – 113

114 – 120
120 – 121
121 – 122

122 – 125
Shao Di, the Marquess of Beixiang
少帝 or 北鄉侯 		Liu Yi
劉懿 		125 Yánguāng (延光) 125
Shun Di
順帝 		Liu Bao
劉保 		125 – 144 Yǒngjiàn (永建)

Yángjiā (陽嘉)
Yǒnghé (永和)
Hàn'ān (漢安)

Jiànkāng (建康) 		126 – 132

132 – 135
136 – 141
142 – 144

144
Chong Di
沖帝 		Liu Bing
劉炳 		144 – 145 Yōngxī (永嘉) 145
Zhi Di
質帝 		Liu Zuan
劉纘 		145 – 146 Běnchū (本初) 146
Huan Di
桓帝 		Liu Zhi
劉志 		146 – 168 Jiànhé (建和)

Hépíng (和平)
Yuánjiā (元嘉)
Yǒngxīng (永興)
Yǒngshòu (永壽)
Yánxī (延熹)

Yǒngkāng (永康) 		147 – 149

150
151 – 153
153 – 154
155 – 158
158 – 167

167
Ling Di
靈帝 		Liu Hong
劉宏 		168 – 189 Jiànníng (建寧)

Xīpíng (熹平)
Guānghé (光和)

Zhōngpíng (中平) 		168 – 172

172 – 178
178 – 184

184 – 189
Shao Di, the Prince of Hongnong
少帝 or 弘農王 		Liu Bian
劉辯 		189 Guīngxī (光熹)
Zhàoníng (昭寧) 		189
189
Xian Di
獻帝 		Liu Xie (liú xié)
劉協 		189 – 220 Yǒnghàn (永漢)

(中平}
Chūpíng (初平)
Xīngpíng (興平)
Jiàn'ān (建安)

Yánkāng (延康) 		189

189
190 – 193
194 – 195
196 – 220

220

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