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Emperor Xuan of Han汉宣帝

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Emperor of the Western Han, great-grandson of Emperor Wu, enthroned by Huo Guang; father of Emperor Yuan, grandfather of Emperor Cheng.

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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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Emperor Xuan of Han, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

7 figures · 8 records
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02
ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

21 figures · 28 records
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03
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

Emperor Xuan of Han, summoned Wang Bao and others. ; Emperor Xuan of the Western Han, established by Huo Guang. ; Emperor Xuan of Han, originally named Bingyi.

In fiction · Book of the Later Han · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era · Researches into Lost Records · New Book of Tang · Book of Han · Romance of Sui and Tang

Emperor of the Western Han, in the first year of the Dijie era received tribute from the Beiming Kingdom. ; Emperor of the Northern Zhou, son-in-law of Yang Jian. ; Emperor of the Han dynasty, sent people to open a rock in Shangjun and obtained a man, asked the ministers but none knew.

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  1. Official history

    Book of Han

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    36 relations52 verified quotations
    • Emperor Xuan of Han→ honor temple →Emperor Wu of Han
    • Emperor Cheng of Han→ grandparent-grandchild →Emperor Xuan of Han
    • Huo Guang→ support enthronement →Emperor Xuan of Han
    • Emperor Xuan of Han→ paint →Huo Guang
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    1. 孝宣皇帝尊孝武庙曰世宗

      honor temple · Book of Han, 韦贤传

    2. 宣帝爱之，字曰太孙

      grandparent-grandchild · Book of Han, 成帝纪

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  2. Official history

    Book of the Later Han

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    • Emperor Xuan of Han→ submit →Xiongnu
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    1. 宣帝时，匈奴稽首臣服

      submit · Book of the Later Han, 班彪列传下

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  3. Official history

    Old Book of Tang

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    4 relations4 verified quotations
    • Emperor Wu of Han→ grandparent-grandchild →Emperor Xuan of Han
    • Huo Guang→ support enthronement →Emperor Xuan of Han
    • Emperor Xuan of Han→ confer title →Liu Jian
    • Emperor Xuan of Han→ confer title →Liu Hong
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    1. 宣帝初立，推恩宣德

      grandparent-grandchild · Records of the Grand Historian, 三王世家

    2. 后事宣帝

      assist governance · Records of the Grand Historian, 建元以来侯者年表

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  6. Literature / legend

    Researches into Lost Records

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  7. Literature / legend

    Romance of Sui and Tang

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  9. Official history

    New Book of Tang

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Relationship network

36 figures · 112 links
Emperor Xuan of HanEmperor Xuan of HanEmperor Wu of HanEmperor Wu of HanEmperor Cheng of HanEmperor Cheng of HanHuo GuangHuo GuangEmperor Yuan of HanEmperor Yuan of HanXiongnuXiongnuXiao WangzhiXiao WangzhiLiu JianLiu JianSu WuSu WuHuhanye ChanyuHuhanye ChanyuDu YannianDu YannianZhang AnshiEmperor Wu of HanZhao ChongguoLiu DeZhang ChangEmpress XuJi AnHuang BaZhizhi ChanyuBing JiFeng FengshiYang YunLady WangYu DingguoEmpress WangLi XiWei XiangGong SuiLiu HongWei ZifuCrown Prince LiZhou KanTian GuangmingFan MingyouHuo Yu
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·锺繇华歆王朗传; Records of the Grand Historian, 三王世家; Book of the Later Han, 五行二灾火草妖羽虫孽羊祸; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 博物; Researches into Lost Records, 卷六; New Book of Tang, 李德裕子 烨烨子 延吉附 崔嘏 丁柔立传; Old Book of Tang, 礼仪志五; Book of Han, 严朱吾丘主父徐严终王贾传下

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