Xiongnu - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia - Xiongnu
The Xiongnu (Chinese: 匈奴; Hanyu Pinyin: Xiōngnú; Wade-Giles: Hsiung-nu) were a nomadic (and probably Hunnic/proto-Bulgar) people of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xiongnu: Encyclopedia Ii - Xiongnu - Northern And Southern Xiongnu
The Xiongnu's new power was met with a policy of appeasement by Emperor Guangwu. At the height of his power, Huduershi even compared hims...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Zhao: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Zhao - The Condition Of The Xiongnu In Northern China And Their Uprising
By the 280s, a huge number (approximately 400,000) of Xiongnu herdsmen resided in the Ordos Desert and the Bing province, a political div...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Wu Hu After The Fall Of Northern Xiongnu
When the Eastern Han Dynasty slowly brought the Northern Xiongnu into submission in the 1st century by military and diplomatic measures, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia - China
China listen ▶ (help·info) (Traditional: 中國; Simplified: 中国; Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngguó; Wade-Giles: Chung-kuo) refers to a numb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Qian: Encyclopedia - Zhang Qian
Zhang Qian (Chinese:張騫; died 113 BCE) was a Chinese explorer and imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia - History Of China
China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with marki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chen Sheng: Encyclopedia - Chen Sheng
Chen Sheng (Traditional Chinese: 陳勝) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was the leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Proper: Encyclopedia - China Proper
China proper refers to the historical heartlands of China in the context of that paradigm which contrasts these heartlands and frontier r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yarkand: Encyclopedia - Yarkand
Yarkand (modern Chinese name 叶城, pinyin: Yèchéng, also Chokkuka, anciently Suoju 莎車, also written Shache and Suoche; 37°52′N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhao State: Encyclopedia - Zhao State
Zhao (pinyin: zhao4, simplified Chinese: 赵, traditional Chinese: 趙) was a Chinese state during the Warring States Period. Its territo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom
The Greco-Bactrians were a dynasty of Greek kings who controlled Bactria and Sogdiana, an area comprising today's northern Afghanistan an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chinese Marriage: Encyclopedia - Chinese Marriage
This article is in need of attention. You can help Wikipedia by editing it into a better article. Please also consider changing this noti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire: Encyclopedia - Kushan Empire
The Kushan Empire (c. 1st–3rd centuries) was a state that at its height, about 105–250, stretched from Tajikistan to the Caspian Sea ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ban Chao: Encyclopedia - Ban Chao
Ban Chao (班超, 32-102 CE) was a Chinese general and cavalry commander in charge of the administration of the "Western Regions" (Centra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbarian: Encyclopedia - Barbarian
Barbarian comes from the ancient Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros) which meant a non-Greek, someone whose (first) language was not G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Scythia: Encyclopedia - Scythia
Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by a group of Iranian people speaking Indo-Iranian languages, known as the Scyt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attila The Hun: Encyclopedia - Attila The Hun
Attila the Hun (Old Norse: Atle, Atli; German: Etzel; ca. 406–453 AD) was the last and most powerful king of the Huns. He reigned over ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Wei Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Western Wei Dynasty
Song Qi Liang Chen Northern Wei Eastern Wei Western Wei Northern Qi Northern Zhou The Western Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Wu Hu In The Period Of Three Kingdoms
As the Eastern Han Dynasty slowly disintegrated into an era of "warlords", battles for predominance eventually ushered in the Three Kingd...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Crisis Of The Jin Dynasty
A era of relative prosperity had existed since Jin Wudi unified China in 280: Wu hu tribes residing inside and in the vicinity of China r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Outbreak: Rebellion Of The Eight Kings
The accession of Emperor Hui in 290 marked the beginning of the crumbling of the Jin Dynasty. Possilby retarded at birth, he was merely a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Xianbei Confederacy Of Tan Shi Huai
The bitter and unstable relationship between the Han court and various nomadic groups lasted from the start of 2nd century to early 160s ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Origins Of The Various Definitions
Traditional historians interpreted "Hu" as "barbarians"; some further stretched this obsolete analogy to equate "Hu" with the "Xiongnu". ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Zhao: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Zhao - Rulers Of The Han Zhao
Yuanxi (元熙 yuán xī) 304-308 Yongfeng (永鳳 yǒng fèng) 308-309 Guangxing (光興 guāng xīng) 310-311 Jiaping (嘉平 jiā pīn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Hu: Encyclopedia Ii - Wu Hu - Past And Present Definitions
Wu Hu means "five nomadic groups", hence giving it another name, the Five Hu. Wu Hu were composed of five nomadic tribes: Xiōngnú (匈�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Guang: Encyclopedia - Wu Guang
Wu Guang (Traditional Chinese: 吳廣) (d. 209 BC or 208 BC (around the new year)) was a leader of the first rebellion against Qin Dynast...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty (Traditional: 漢朝; Simplified: 汉朝; Hanyu Pinyin: Hàn cháo;; Wade-Giles: Han Ch'au; 206 BC–AD 220) followed the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang: Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang
Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) (November/December 260 BC-September 10, 210 BC), personal name Zheng, was king of the Chinese State of Qin from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wiman Joseon: Encyclopedia - Wiman Joseon
Wiman Joseon (194 BC - 108 BC), was a continuation of Gojoseon, beginning with the rule of Wiman. It is generally classified as a part of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuezhi: Encyclopedia - Yuezhi
Yuezhi (Chinese:月氏, also 月支, Wade-Giles: Yüeh-Chih) or Da Yuezhi (Chinese:大月氏, also 大月支, "Great Yuezhi") is the Chin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Mang: Encyclopedia - Wang Mang
Wang Mang (王莽, pinyin: Wáng Măng) (45 BC–October 6, 23), courtesy name Jujun (巨君), was a Han Dynasty official who seized the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Xinjiang: Encyclopedia - Xinjiang
Xinjiang (Uyghur: شىنجاڭ (Shinjang); Chinese: 新疆; Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnjiāng; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhang Qian: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhang Qian - Zhang Qian's Report
The report of Zhang Qian's travels is quoted extensively in the 1st century BCE Chinese historic chronicles "Records of the Great Histori...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oghuz Turks: Encyclopedia Ii - Oghuz Turks - Origins
The Oghuz Turks have perhaps been the most successful branch of Turkic peoples and families. Their history as kings, statesmen, warriors,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mongols Before Genghis Khan: Encyclopedia Ii - Mongols Before Genghis Khan - Influence Of Tang China
From 629 to 648, a reunited China--under the Tang Dynasty (A.D. 618-906) --destroyed the power of the Eastern Türk north of the Gobi; es...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Xuan Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Xuan Of Han - Family Background And Early Life
Emperor Xuan of Han - Parentage disaster and a barely spared young life. Liu Bingyi was born in 91 BC to Liu Jin, the son of then-Crown...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Ming Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Ming Of Han - Late Reign
Emperor Ming of Han - The Chu and Huaiyang-related mass executions. Emperor Ming was, early in his reign, known for his generosity and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wu Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wu Of Jin - Early Reign: Establishment Of The Jin Political System
Emperor Wu immediately sought to change what he saw as what doomed Cao Wei -- the lack of power that the imperial princes held. In 265, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Yuan Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Yuan Of Han - Reign As Emperor
As emperor, Emperor Yuan immediately started a regimen of reducing governmental spending, with the objective of reducing the burdens of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor An Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor An Of Han - Late Reign
Empress Dowager Deng died in 121, and Emperor An, at the age of 27, finally had the reins of the imperial administration. He posthumously...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wu Of Han - Further Territorial Expansion Old Age And Paranoia
Starting about 113 BC, Emperor Wu appeared to begin to display further signs of abusing his power. He began to incessantly tour the comma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Jing Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Jing Of Han - The Rebellion Of The Seven States
The issue of dealing with powerful princes would soon erupt into a war later known as the Rebellion of the Seven States. Emperor Jing alr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Barbarian - Greek Origins Of The Term
Barbarian comes from the ancient Greek word βάρβαρος (barbaros) which meant a non-Greek, someone whose (first) language was not G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Guangwu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Guangwu Of Han - As Official Under Emperor Gengshi
Emperor Guangwu of Han - The ascension of Emperor Gengshi. Main article: Emperor Gengshi of Han By this point, many other rebel leaders...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Gaozu Of Han - Personality
By historians' account, Liu Bang was the contrary to his rival, Xiang Yu. While Xiang Yu was normally depicted as a romantic and noble ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor He Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor He Of Han - Late Reign
After the coup d'etat against the Dous, Emperor He appeared actually take power, and Empress Dowager Dou lost all power, although he cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inner Mongolia: Encyclopedia Ii - Inner Mongolia - History
Throughout most of history, various parts of what is now Inner Mongolia alternated in control between Chinese agriculturalists in the sou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kashgar: Encyclopedia Ii - Kashgar - The Tang Dynasty
The opening of the Tang dynasty, in 618, saw the beginning of a prolonged struggle between China and the Western Turks for control of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Khotan: Encyclopedia Ii - Khotan - Early History
The oasis of Khotan is strategically located at the junction of the southern (and most ancient) branch of the famous “Silk Route” joi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of China-related Topics M-z: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of China-related Topics M-z - S
Sacred Heart Cathedral of Guangzhou - Sai Kung - San Da - Sangokushi - Saisiyat - Sakya - Salar - Salween River - Sally Yeh - Samjeondo M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-scythians: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-scythians - Indo-scythian Kingdoms
Indo-Scythians - Abiria to Surastrene. The first Indo-Scythian kingdom in the Indian subcontinent occupied the southern part of Pakista...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huns: Encyclopedia Ii - Huns - Origins And Research
Ever since Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu, the research and debate about the A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Wen Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Wen Of Han - Early Reign
Emperor Wen quickly showed an aptitude to govern the empire with diligence, and appeared to be genuinely concerned for the People's welfa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Mang: Encyclopedia Ii - Wang Mang - Early Reign: Mistakes
Early in his reign, now-Emperor Wang Mang was self-confident and believed that he now had the power to implement his ideals of restoring ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Zhao Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Zhao Of Han - Middle Reign And The Struggle Between Shangguan And Huo
In 82 BC, a man whose appearance was similar to the former Crown Prince Ju suddenly appeared at the palace, claiming that he was in fact ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Mongolia-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Mongolia-related Topics - M
Manchukuo - Marco Polo - Mausoleum of Genghis Khan - Mengjiang - Mengke Bateer - MIAT-Mongolian - Military of Mongolia - Möngke Khan Mon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China Proper: Encyclopedia Ii - China Proper - The Term In Chinese
There is no direct translation for the term China proper in the Chinese language. China proper no longer corresponds to ethnic, demograph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hohhot: Encyclopedia Ii - Hohhot - History
Hohhot was founded by Altan Khan around 1580. Until 1954, Hohhot was referred to by the Chinese as Guisui (歸綏 Guīsuī), or Kweisui, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huo Guang: Encyclopedia Ii - Huo Guang - Service Under Emperor Zhao
Emperor Zhao, as the youngest son of Emperor Wu, drew jealousy from his older brothers, and in his reign there were multiple conspiracies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Geunchogo Of Baekje: Encyclopedia Ii - Geunchogo Of Baekje - Foreign Relations
After defeating and pushing Goguryeo northward, Geunchogo established a friendly relationship with Silla, which bordered Baekje on the ea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lelang Commandery: Encyclopedia Ii - Lelang Commandery - History
In 108 B.C. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty conquered the area under Youqu (右渠), a grandson of Wei Man. The Emperor set up Lelang, Lint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Xin: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Xin - Early Life And Career
Han's father died early, and he had a poor childhood. It was said that one time when he was alone playing, he was confronted by a couple ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gwanggaeto The Great Of Goguryeo: Encyclopedia Ii - Gwanggaeto The Great Of Goguryeo - Conquest Of The North
In 395, during a campaign against Baekje, the emperor himself attacked and conquered Biryu, a small nation located in cenral Manchuria. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Gaozu Of Han: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Gaozu Of Han - Personality
By historians' account, Liu Bang was the contrary to his rival, Xiang Yu. While Xiang Yu was normally depicted as a romantic and noble ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Greco-bactrian Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Greco-bactrian Kingdom - Geographic Expansion
Greco-Bactrian Kingdom - Contacts with Eastern Central Asia and China. To the north, Euthydemus also ruled Sogdiana and Ferghana, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indo-greek Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Indo-greek Kingdom - Religion
In addition to the worship of the Classical pantheon of the Greek deities found on their coins (Zeus, Herakles, Athena, Apollo...), the I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liu Cong: Encyclopedia Ii - Liu Cong - Early Reign
After Liu Cong took the throne, he created his brother Liu Ai crown prince, promising to eventually give Liu Ai the throne that he offere...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prince Of Dai: Encyclopedia Ii - Prince Of Dai - Princes
Prince of Dai - Princes of Dai First Creation. Xi, Prince of Dai,(201 BC-200 BC) Ruyi, Prince Yin of Zhao, (200 BC-198 BC) Prince of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wei Man: Encyclopedia Ii - Wei Man - Korea
Man was a general of the Yan Principality, whose prince Lu Wan (盧綰), Emperor Gao's old ally, ruled. However, Lu Wan fled to the Xiong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wei Qing: Encyclopedia Ii - Wei Qing - Career As General
Great wealth would not be all that Wei would have. Emperor Wu saw qualities in him that he believed would make a great general -- includi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yue Peoples: Encyclopedia Ii - Yue Peoples - Sinification And Displacement
From the ninth century BC, two northern Yue peoples, the Gou-Wu and Yu-Yue, were increasingly influenced by their Chinese neighbours to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zhou Yafu: Encyclopedia Ii - Zhou Yafu - Early Career
Zhou's father, Zhou Bo (周勃) was one of the key generals for Liu Bang during the Chu Han Contention who would continue to play importa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wang Zhaojun: Encyclopedia Ii - Wang Zhaojun - Wang Zhaojun In History
Wang Zhaojun was born to a prominent family of Zigui county, Nan county (now Xingshan county, Hubei) in the south of the Western Han empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Su Wu: Encyclopedia Ii - Su Wu - Mission To Xiongnu
Not much is known about Su's early life or career. The first reference to him was the incident that he is most well-known for -- a missio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ran Min: Encyclopedia Ii - Ran Min - During The Confusion After Shi Hu's Death
After Shi Hu's death in 349, his youngest son and crown prince Shi Shi became emperor, but the government was controlled by Shi Shi's mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sima Ying: Encyclopedia Ii - Sima Ying - After Overthrowing Sima Lun
Some thought that a power balance that Emperor Wu had hoped for at his death might be restored, as Princes Jiong and Ying were each given...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sima Yong: Encyclopedia Ii - Sima Yong - Participation In Various Campaigns During The War Of The Eight Princes
When Emperor Hui's throne was usurped by Sima Lun the Prince of Zhao in 301, Sima Jiong the Prince of Qi (Emperor Hui's cousin) started a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foreign Relations Of Imperial China: Encyclopedia Ii - Foreign Relations Of Imperial China - Before European Contact
In pre-modern times, the theory of foreign relations of China held that China was the Middle Kingdom, the center of world civilization, w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang: Encyclopedia Ii - Qin Shi Huang - Naming Conventions
Qin Shi Huang was born in the Chinese month zheng (正), the first month of the year in the Chinese calendar (in the 3rd century BC the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebellion Of The Seven States: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebellion Of The Seven States - Other Theaters
The only other theater that Wu forces engaged in was a small one. Liu Pi's guest Zhou Qiu (周丘) was looked down on by Liu Pi, but he, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - China: Encyclopedia Ii - China - Terminology
China - Zhongguo. China is called Zhongguo in Mandarin Chinese (Simplified: 中国, Traditional: 中國; also romanized as Jhongguo or ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attila The Hun: Encyclopedia Ii - Attila The Hun - Shared Kingship
By 432, the Huns were united under Ruga. In 434 Ruga died, leaving his nephews Attila and Bleda, the sons of his brother Mundjuk, in cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ancient Histories
Archaeological sites such as Sanxingdui (三星堆) and Erlitou (二里頭) show evidence of a Bronze Age civilization in China. The earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Qin Shi Huang: Encyclopedia Ii - Qin Shi Huang - Naming Conventions
Qin Shi Huangdi was born in the Chinese month zheng (正), the first month of the year in the Chinese calendar (in the 3rd century BC the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silk Road Transmission Of Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Silk Road Transmission Of Buddhism - First Contacts
The first contacts between China and Central Asia occurred with the opening of the Silk Road in the 2nd century BCE. The 1st century BCE ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tribute: Encyclopedia Ii - Tribute - Chinese Practice Of Tributes As Trade Regulation
In China the tribute system began from the earliest days to provide both an administrative means to control vassals, as well as a means f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tocharians: Encyclopedia Ii - Tocharians - Archaeology
The Tarim mummies suggest that precursors of these easternmost speakers of an Indo-European language may have lived in the region of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sima Qian: Encyclopedia Ii - Sima Qian - Significance Of His Life
Sima Qian - As a historian. Image:Shiji.jpg Although the style and form of Chinese historical writings varied through the ages, Sima Qi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daifang Commandery: Encyclopedia Ii - Daifang Commandery - History
Gongsun Kang, a warlord in Liaodong, separated the southern half from the Lelang commandery and established the Daifang commandery in 204...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Han Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Han Dynasty - Importance
The Chinese people consider the reign of the Han Dynasty which lasted for 400 years to be one of the greatest periods in the entire histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Lü Zhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Lü Zhi - As Empress Dowager
Empress Dowager Lü quickly exerted even more influence on the reign of her son than even she did as empress. The first targets that she ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Shangguan: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Shangguan - Role In The Subsequent Succession Crisis
Empress Shangguan's grandfather Huo rejected Liu Xu (劉胥), the Prince of Guangling and the only surviving son of Emperor Wu, from succ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Wang Zhi: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Wang Zhi - As Consort To The Crown Prince And Then Emperor
Both Zhi and her sister Xixu became favored by Crown Prince Qi, and she, then known as Consort Wang, bore him a son, Liu Che, shortly aft...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Wei Zifu: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Wei Zifu - Family Background And Early Years
Wei Zifu was born from humble means, as an illegitimate child. She therefore took the family name of her mother, who was a servant at the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Dou Zhang: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Dou Zhang - Marriage To Emperor Zhang And Palatial Intrigue
Lady Dou became an imperial consort to Emperor Zhang in 77. She was his favorite, and he created her empress in 78. Empress Dou was a jea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Empress Deng Sui: Encyclopedia Ii - Empress Deng Sui - As Regent For Emperor Shang
In 106, Emperor He died, creating a succession crisis. Empress Deng and all of the imperial consorts were sonless for a long time. (Emper...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Huai Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Huai Of Jin - Reign
Emperor Huai was commonly regarded as an intelligent man, and he tried to institute reforms that he felt would allow the empire to recove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Hui Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Hui Of Jin - Reign
During his 17 year reign, Emperor Hui would come under the control of a number of regents, never being able to assert authority on his ow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Min Of Jin: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Min Of Jin - Reign
In spring 313, the captured Emperor Huai was executed by the Han Zhao emperor Liu Cong. The news, however, took three months to get to Ch...   » Read the article