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| ARTICLES RELATED TO 108 BC | | | |  108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Jing of Han - Early life and career as crown princeEmperor Jing was born to Emperor Wen, then Prince of Dai, and Consort Dou, one of his favorite consorts, in 188 BC. He was his father's oldest son. After his father became emperor in 180 BC, then-Prince Qi was created crown prince in 179 BC. At the same time, his mother was created empress.
In his childhood as crown prince, Prince Qi was praised for being compassionate. He was deeply influenced by his mother Empress Dou, who was a Taoist and required all of her children and grandchildren to study Taoist doctrines. He also developed deep bonds with his older sister Princess Liu Piao ( ...
See also:Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Jing of Han - Early life and career as crown prince, Emperor Jing of Han - Era names, Emperor Jing of Han - Early reign, Emperor Jing of Han - The Rebellion of the Seven States, Emperor Jing of Han - Middle reign and succession issues, Emperor Jing of Han - Late reign, Emperor Jing of Han - Impact on Chinese history, Emperor Jing of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Emperor Jing of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Jing of Han - Early life and career as crown prince |
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| | | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Jing of Han - Late reign The late reign of Emperor Jing was marked by an incident for which he was much criticized -- the death of Zhou Yafu, who had been instrumental in the victory against the Seven States. Zhou, later as prime minister, offended virtually every powerful figure around Emperor Jing -- his brother Prince Liu Wu and his mother Empress Dowager Dou (for refusing to save Liang first when Liang was seiged by Wu and Chu forces), and his wife Empress Wang and her brother Wang Xin (王信), whom Emperor Jing wanted to create a marquess but whose candidacy w ...
See also:Emperor Jing of Han, Emperor Jing of Han - Early life and career as crown prince, Emperor Jing of Han - Era names, Emperor Jing of Han - Early reign, Emperor Jing of Han - The Rebellion of the Seven States, Emperor Jing of Han - Middle reign and succession issues, Emperor Jing of Han - Late reign, Emperor Jing of Han - Impact on Chinese history, Emperor Jing of Han - Personal information Read more here: » Emperor Jing of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Jing of Han - Late reign |
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| | | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince Emperor Wu was born as Prince Che to Emperor Jing and one of his favorite concubines, Consort Wang Zhi in 156 BC. His mother had initially been married once, to a Jin Wangsun (金王孫) and had given birth to a daughter. However, her mother Zang Er (臧兒) (a granddaughter of one-time Prince of Yan, Zang Tu (臧荼), under Emperor Gao) was told by a fortuneteller that both Wang Zhi and her sister would one day become extremely honored. Zang got the idea to offer them to then-Crown Prince Liu Qi (later Emperor Jing) and forcibly divorced Wa ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy Historians generally treated Emperor Wu with ambivalence. On one hand, he was recognized for neutralizing the Xiongnu threat and expanding the Chinese territory. During his reign, China roughly doubled her size, and most of the territories he annexed became part of China proper permanently. His other, perhaps greater, legacy was the promotion of Confucianism. For the first time in history, Confucianism became the dominant thought in the Chinese government, and it remained ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death Even after Jiang Chong and Prince Ju both died, however, the witchcraft affairs would continue. One final prominent victim was the general Li Guangli, who had prior victories over Dayuan and Xiongnu. In 90 BC, while Li was on a campaign against Xiongnu, an eunuch falsely accused Li and his political ally, Prime Minister Liu Qumao, of witchcraft. Liu and his family were immediately executed. Li's family was arrested. Li, hoping to save himself, used risky tactics to try to have a major victory against Xiongnu to try to get Emperor Wu to chang ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt In 94 BC, Emperor Wu's youngest son Liu Fuling was born to a favorite concubine of his, Consort Zhao. Emperor Wu was ecstatic in having a child at his advanced age (62), and because Consort Zhao purportedly had a pregnancy that lasted 14 months long -- the same length as the mythical Emperor Yao -- he named Consort Zhao's palace gate "Gate of Yao's Mother." This led to speculations that he, due to his favor for Consort Zhao and Prince Fuling, wanted to make Prince Fuling crown prince instead. While there was no evidence that he actually intended to do anything of the such, over the next few years, there b ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years After Emperor Wu ascended the throne, his grandmother Empress Dowager Dou became grand empress dowager, and his mother Empress Wang became empress dowager. He created his beloved wife (and cousin) Chen Jiao empress.
In 140 BC, Emperor Wu conducted an imperial examination of over 100 young scholars recommended by officials. This event would prove to have a major impact on Chinese history, as it was the official start of the establishment of Confucianism as official imperial doctrine. This came about because a young Confucian scholar, D ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Run for the Consulship By 108 BC, Marius conceived the desire to run for the Consulship. Seeking permission from Metellus to go to Rome to do so, he was urged to reconsider, and advised by Metellus to wait to run with Metellus's son (who was only twenty, which would signify a campaign twenty years in the future). Following this meeting, Marius spent the summer ingratiating himself with the troops by relaxing military discipline, and with the Italian traders by claiming that he could capture Jugurtha in a few days with half Metellus' troops. Both groups wrote home ...
See also:Marius, Marius - Importance of Gaius Marius, Marius - Early career, Marius - Legate to Metellus, Marius - Run for the Consulship, Marius - Recruitment, Marius - War in Numidia, Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni, Marius - Marius as Consul, Marius - Showdown with the Germans, Marius - Sixth Consulship, Marius - The Social War, Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War, Marius - Seventh Consulship and death, Marius - Epilogue, Marius - Chronology, Marius - Notes Read more here: » Marius: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Run for the Consulship |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War , 88-84 BC.
After the conclusion of the Social War, Mithradates of Pontus began his bid to conquer the eastern provinces and invaded Greece. In 88 BC, Sulla was elected consul. The choice before the Senate was to put either Marius or Sulla in command. Sulla was appointed by the Senate, however later Marius won appointment by the Assembly with the help of Publius Sulpicius Rufus. Sulla then snuck out of the city to his army waiting in Nola and led them against Rome. This was a monumentous event, and was likely unforseen by Mariu ...
See also:Marius, Marius - Importance of Gaius Marius, Marius - Early career, Marius - Legate to Metellus, Marius - Run for the Consulship, Marius - Recruitment, Marius - War in Numidia, Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni, Marius - Marius as Consul, Marius - Showdown with the Germans, Marius - Sixth Consulship, Marius - The Social War, Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War, Marius - Seventh Consulship and death, Marius - Epilogue, Marius - Chronology, Marius - Notes Read more here: » Marius: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Showdown with the Germans In 102 BC the Cimbri returned from Hispania into Gaul and together with the Teutoni decided to invade Italy. The Teutoni were to head south and advance toward Italy along the Mediterranean coast; the Cimbri were to attempt to cross the Alps into Italy from the northwest by the Brenner Pass; and the Tigurini (the allied Celtic tribe who had defeated Longinus in 107) were to cross the Alps from the northeast. This decision proved fatally flawed. The Germans divided their forces, making each contingent manageable, and the Romans could use their shorter lines o ...
See also:Marius, Marius - Importance of Gaius Marius, Marius - Early career, Marius - Legate to Metellus, Marius - Run for the Consulship, Marius - Recruitment, Marius - War in Numidia, Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni, Marius - Marius as Consul, Marius - Showdown with the Germans, Marius - Sixth Consulship, Marius - The Social War, Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War, Marius - Seventh Consulship and death, Marius - Epilogue, Marius - Chronology, Marius - Notes Read more here: » Marius: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Showdown with the Germans |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni The arrival of the Cimbri in Gaul in 109 BC and their complete defeat of M. Junius Silanus had resulted in unrest among the Celtic tribes recently conquered by the Romans in southern Gaul. In 107 the Consul Lucius Cassius Longinus was completely defeated by a local tribe, and the senior surviving officer (C. Popillius Laenas, son of the consul of 132) had saved what was left only by surrendering half the baggage and suffering the humiliation of having his army "march under the yoke." The next year (106 BC) another Consul, Q. Servilius Caepio ...
See also:Marius, Marius - Importance of Gaius Marius, Marius - Early career, Marius - Legate to Metellus, Marius - Run for the Consulship, Marius - Recruitment, Marius - War in Numidia, Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni, Marius - Marius as Consul, Marius - Showdown with the Germans, Marius - Sixth Consulship, Marius - The Social War, Marius - Pontus and the First Civil War, Marius - Seventh Consulship and death, Marius - Epilogue, Marius - Chronology, Marius - Notes Read more here: » Marius: Encyclopedia II - Marius - Cimbri and Teutoni |
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| | | | | 108 BC: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion The peace with Xiongnu would not last, however, because Emperor Wu was not satisfied with what he saw as appeasement of the Xiongnu. In 133 BC, at the suggestion of Wang Hui (王恢), the minister of vassal affairs, he had his generals set a trap for the Xiongnu chanyu Junchen (軍臣). Under the plan, a power local gentleman, Nie Yi (聶壹) from Mayi (馬邑, in modern Shuozhou, Shanxi) falsely claimed to offer Mayi to Xiongnu after killing the county magistrate to try to entice Chanyu Junchen into advancing on Mayi, while Han force ...
See also:Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Han - Background birth and years as crown prince, Emperor Wu of Han - Early reign: the young years, Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion, Emperor Wu of Han - Further territorial expansion old age and paranoia, Emperor Wu of Han - The Crown Prince Ju revolt, Emperor Wu of Han - Late reign and death, Emperor Wu of Han - Legacy, Emperor Wu of Han - Bisexuality?, Emperor Wu of Han - Personal information, Emperor Wu of Han - Era names, Emperor Wu of Han - Notes Read more here: » Emperor Wu of Han: Encyclopedia II - Emperor Wu of Han - Maturity in reign and territorial expansion |
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