Emperor He of Han China
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Emperor He of Han China, ch. 漢和帝, py. hàn hé dì, wg. Han Ho-ti, (79 - February 13 106) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was the 4th emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty.
Emperor He was the son of Emperor Zhang. He ascended the throne at the age of 10 and reigned for 17 years. It was during He's reign that the Eastern Han began its slide into chaos. Internal strife between royal factions and eunuchs began when the Empress Dowager (Emperor He's mother) started appointing her own family members to important government posts. This led to open corruptions with endorsements from the Empress Dowager. In 92 AD, Emperor He was able to remedy the situation by removing the Empress Dowager and her gang with the aid of Zheng Zhong, a notoriously corrupt eunuch. This in turn gave the eunuchs a window of opportunity to start controlling affairs of state after Emperor He died in 106 AD. These trend would continued unabated for the next century contributing to the fall of the Han dynasty.
Although Emperor He's reign saw the turning point in Han politics, notable scientific progresses were made during this period including the invention of paper by Cai Lun in 105 AD.
Personal information
| Family name | Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese |
| Given name | Zhao (肇 py. zhào) |
| Era name | Yongyuan (永元 py. yŏng yúan) 89-105 Yuanxing (元興 py. yúan xīng) 105-106 |
| Father | Emperor Zhang of Han China (fifth son of) |
| Mother | consort Liang |
| Wives | 1) Empress Yin, divorced 102 2) Empress Deng, then Empress Dowager Deng (d. 121) |
| Children | 2 sons by unknown mother:1) King Sheng of Pingyuan (elder son)2) Emperor Shang (younger son) |
| Duration of reign | AD 88-AD 106 |
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| Posthumous name | 孝和 (py. xiào hé dì), literary meaning: "filial and harmonious" |
| Posthumous name in short | 和 (py. hé), literary meaning: "harmonious" |
| Preceded by: Emperor Zhang of Han China |
Eastern Han Dynasty | Succeeded by: Emperor Shang of Han China |