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Emperor Jing of Han汉景帝

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Emperor of the Western Han, son of Emperor Wen. He appointed Wei Wan as Chancellor and Zhou Ren as Chief of the Gentlemen-in-Waiting.

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Emperor Jing of Han, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

13 figures · 14 records
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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms · Records of the Grand Historian · Old Book of Tang

Shi Fen served as one of the Nine Ministers, Wei Wan as Chancellor, and Zhou Ren as Chief of the Gentlemen-in-Waiting. Emperor of the Western Han; Deng Tong fell from power. Reduced the severity of flogging punishments.

In fiction · Collected Biographies of Immortals · Book of the Later Han · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era · In Search of the Supernatural · Book of Han

Executed Sun Chen. Emperor of the Western Han; this chapter mentions omens such as dogs growing horns. Father of Emperor Wu of Han; dreamed of a red pig and a red dragon, and summoned the diviner Yao Weng for divination.

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  1. Official history

    Book of Han

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    26 relations31 verified quotations
    • Emperor Wu of Hanfather-sonEmperor Jing of Han
    • Emperor Jing of Hanfather-sonEmperor Wen of Han
    • Emperor Wu of HansacrificeEmperor Jing of Han
    • Emperor Jing of Hanmarriage allianceXiongnu
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    1. 孝武皇帝,景帝中子也

      father-son · Book of Han, 武帝纪

    2. 孝景皇帝,文帝太子也

      father-son · Book of Han, 景帝纪

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  2. Official history

    Book of the Later Han

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    1 relations1 verified quotations
    • Emperor Jing of HanimitateXiang Yu
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    1. 汉初立诸王,因项羽所立诸王之制

      imitate · Book of the Later Han, 百官五州郡县乡亭里匈奴中郎将乌桓校尉护羌校尉王国宋卫公列侯关内侯四夷国百官奉

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  3. Official history

    Old Book of Tang

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  5. 7 profile notes
    22 relations23 verified quotations
    • Emperor Jing of Hanmother-sonEmpress Dowager Dou
    • Emperor Jing of HanimprisonZhou Yafu
    • Emperor Jing of HanslayChao Cuo
    • Emperor Jing of HantrustChao Cuo
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    1. 母窦太后。

      mother-son · Records of the Grand Historian, 孝景本纪

    2. 窦姬长男最长,立为太子

      mother-son · Records of the Grand Historian, 外戚世家

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  7. 2 profile notes
    1 relations1 verified quotations
    • Emperor Wu of Hanfather-sonEmperor Jing of Han
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    1. 景帝子也

      father-son · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙三

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Emperor Jing of HanEmperor Jing of HanEmperor Wu of HanEmperor Wu of HanXiang YuXiang YuEmperor Wen of HanEmperor Wen of HanEmperor Wu of HanEmperor Wu of HanXiongnuXiongnuEmpress Dowager DouEmpress Dowager DouZhou YafuZhou YafuDou YingDou YingChao CuoChao CuoZhang ErZhang ErEmperor Wen of HanLiu WuEmperor Wu of HanEmperor GaoEmpress Dowager WangZhou ChangLiu LiYuan AngWang JiaXiaowenEmpress DouLiu DingWei WanKing Pi of WuZhou KeLiu YueShi FenEmperor Hui of HanLiu ZhiShi QingWang Xin
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·王楼贺韦华传; Collected Biographies of Immortals, 列仙传; Records of the Grand Historian, 万石张叔列传; Book of the Later Han, 百官五州郡县乡亭里匈奴中郎将乌桓校尉护羌校尉王国宋卫公列侯关内侯四夷国百官奉; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙三; In Search of the Supernatural, ch. 1; Old Book of Tang, 礼仪志一; Book of Han, 万石卫直周张传

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