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Emperor Wu of Han

Also Known As Liu Che · Tong (courtesy name)
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Emperor Wu of Han (156-87 BCE) was the seventh emperor of China's Han dynasty, reigning for 54 years, one of the longest and most consequential reigns in Chinese imperial history. He greatly expanded the territory of the Han Empire through military campaigns against the Xiongnu confederation and into Central Asia, Korea and southern China, and opened the trade routes later known as the Silk Road. Domestically he centralized imperial authority, established Confucianism as the state orthodoxy taught in an imperial academy, and reorganized the empire's finances, leaving a lasting imprint on the structure of Chinese government.

Facts
Birth Year
156 BCE 1
Wikipedia gives the birth year as 156 BC with no month or day recorded; stored as a signed year, following the BC-year convention already used for Cyrus the Great, Hammurabi and Ramesses II on this atlas.
Death Year
87 BCE 1
Wikipedia gives the exact death date as 29 March 87 BC; only the year is stored here because Date columns in this atlas cannot represent BC dates.
Role
Seventh emperor of the Han dynasty of China, reigning from 141 to 87 BC 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Monarch / Royalty 1
Emperor Wu of Han
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Fall of the Han Dynasty

Emperor Wu of Han

Founding of the Han Dynasty

Emperor Wu of Han
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In Era

Classical Antiquity, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Emperor Wu of Han

Participant In

Fall of the Han Dynasty, Events
Source Wikipedia: Han dynasty
Founding of the Han Dynasty, Events
Source Wikipedia: Han dynasty
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Originated In

Xi'an

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Emperor Wu of Han
Wikipedia
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, opening parenthetical (birth/death dates)
    Emperor Wu of Han (156 - 29 March 87 BC) (Chinese: 漢武帝; pinyin: Hàn Wŭdì), personal name Liu Che (Chinese: 劉徹; pinyin: Liú Chè) and courtesy name Tong (Chinese: 通; pinyin: Tōng), was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC.
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, first sentence, reign clause
    was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, first sentence, personal name clause
    personal name Liu Che
  • Wikipedia lead paragraph, first sentence, courtesy name clause
    courtesy name Tong
  • Emperor Wu of Han: Gender
    He greatly expanded the territory of the Han Empire through military campaigns against the Xiongnu confederation and into Central Asia, Korea and southern China, and opened the trade routes later known as the Silk Road.
  • In Era: Classical Antiquity, Article text
    Emperor Wu of Han (156-29 March 87 BC) (Chinese: 漢武帝; pinyin: Hàn Wŭdì), personal name Liu Che (Chinese: 劉徹; pinyin: Liú Chè) and courtesy name Tong (Chinese: 通; pinyin: Tōng), was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC.
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Wikidata: Emperor Wu of Han
Wikidata Q7225, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: Han dynasty
Wikipedia
  • Participant In: Fall of the Han Dynasty, Infobox: leader2
    Emperor Wu
  • Participant In: Founding of the Han Dynasty, Infobox: leader2
    Emperor Wu
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