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Emperor Yuan of Han汉元帝

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Emperor of the Han dynasty, who adopted the proposal to abandon Zhuya, and later imprisoned Jia Juanzhi.

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Emperor Yuan of Han, and the people around them.

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MENTORSHIP

Mentorship

Teachers, disciples and transmission

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

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

Emperor of the Han dynasty, who adopted the proposal to abandon Zhuya, and later imprisoned Jia Juanzhi. Han emperor, established Empress Wang. Western Han emperor, favored Shi Xian.

In fiction · Book of the Later Han · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era · In Search of the Supernatural · New Book of Tang · Book of Han

Western Han emperor, mentioned in this text that it rained grass. At that time, Shi You wrote the Jijiu Zhang. At that time, Shi You wrote the Jijiu Zhang.

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  1. Official history

    Book of Han

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    • Emperor Yuan of Han→ father-son →Emperor Xuan of Han
    • Emperor Cheng of Han→ father-son →Emperor Yuan of Han
    • Emperor Ai of Han→ father-son →Emperor Yuan of Han
    • Emperor Yuan of Han→ master-disciple →Xiao Wangzhi
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    1. 孝元皇帝，宣帝太子也。

      father-son · Book of Han, 元帝纪

    2. 孝成皇帝，元帝太子也。

      father-son · Book of Han, 成帝纪

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  2. Official history

    Book of the Later Han

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  3. Official history

    Old Book of Tang

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    • Kuang Heng→ teach poetry →Emperor Yuan of Han
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    1. 拜为太子少傅，而事孝元帝。

      teach poetry · Records of the Grand Historian, 张丞相列传

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  8. Official history

    New Book of Tang

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    • Li Shimin→ send envoy →Emperor Yuan of Han
    • Emperor Gaozong of Tang→ grant book →Emperor Yuan of Han
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    1. 贞观五年，遣使者入朝

      send envoy · New Book of Tang, 东夷传

    2. 高宗赐玺书，令出兵援新罗

      grant book · New Book of Tang, 东夷传

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Emperor Yuan of HanEmperor Yuan of HanLi ShiminLi ShiminEmperor Gaozong of TangEmperor Gaozong of TangEmperor Xuan of HanEmperor Xuan of HanEmperor Cheng of HanEmperor Cheng of HanEmperor Ai of HanEmperor Ai of HanXiao WangzhiXiao WangzhiShi XianShi XianHuhanye ChanyuHuhanye ChanyuKuang HengKuang HengEmpress XuEmpress XuFeng FengshiChen TangEmpress WangWei XuanchengWang ShunGong YuZhu Yun
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 吴书·孙破虏讨逆传; Records of the Grand Historian, 张丞相列传; Book of the Later Han, 儒林列传下; Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 书一; In Search of the Supernatural, ch. 6; New Book of Tang, 东夷传; Old Book of Tang, 文苑传下; Book of Han, 严朱吾丘主父徐严终王贾传下

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