The Western Han Dynasty is the second great unified dynasty in the ancient history of our country after the Qin Dynasty, from its establishment in 202 BC to the usurpation of Wang Mang in 8 AD, it has existed for a total of 210 years in history, during which a total of 14 emperors have been experienced, so how these emperors are sitting on the throne, do you know, this article will talk to you about it.
As the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang was able to sit on the throne completely by himself. He was originally a small common man in Pei County, and he did not have a proper occupation, and later became the chief of the Surabaya Pavilion, a small grassroots **. After the chaos in the world at the end of Qin, Liu Bang also took advantage of the situation to raise troops and raised a team in Pei County. After the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang fought with Xiang Yu for another four years in the Chu-Han dispute, and finally defeated Xiang Yu, unified the world, and established the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bang Liu Ying is Liu Bang's eldest son, born to Empress Lu, in 202 BC Liu Bang succeeded to the throne in Dingtao and became the emperor, canonized Liu Ying as the crown prince. Liu Ying was benevolent and weak, Liu Bang thought that he was not like himself, and once wanted to abolish him and set up Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao born to Mrs. Qi, as the crown prince. Later, with the help of Zhang Liang, he invited Shangshan Sihao to keep Liu Ying's position as the crown prince.
In 195 BC, after the death of Liu Bang, Liu Ying succeeded to the throne and became the second emperor of the Han Dynasty. However, Liu Ying died after 7 years of reign at the age of 23.
Liu Gong and Liu Hong were both sons of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Liu Gong was the eldest son, and Liu Hong was the fourth son.
Liu Gong was originally born to Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty and the palace maid, but Empress Lu lied that he was born to Zhang Yan, and killed his biological mother, and then became the crown prince, after the death of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu made Liu Gong the emperor, but Liu Gong was still just a child, so Empress Lu continued to control the court power of the Western Han Dynasty.
Four years later, Liu Gong knew that he was not Zhang Yan's biological son and that his biological mother had been killed, so he complained and threatened to take revenge when he grew up. Empress Lü was afraid that he would cause trouble, so she imprisoned him in Yongxiang, and no one was allowed to see him. Soon after, the former young emperor was deposed and secretly killed by Empress Lü.
After the former Shaodi killed the former Shaodi Liu Gong, Empress Lu made Liu Hong, the fourth son of Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty, the emperor, and he continued to control the power of the imperial court. Four years later, Empress Lü died, and Prime Minister Chen Ping and Taiwei Zhou Bo joined forces with the Liu clan to eradicate the Lü family and set up Liu Heng as the emperor, and then Liu Heng ordered the abolition of Liu Hong and his four brothers.
Liu Heng is the fourth son of Liu Bang, who was named the acting king at the age of eight, and then went to the feudal country. After that, Liu Heng stayed in Daiguo for 15 years, during which he developed a cautious and quiet character. In 180 BC, after the death of Empress Lü, Prime Minister Chen Ping and Taiwei Zhou Bo joined forces with the Liu clan to eradicate the Lü family.
In this way, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty picked up a throne and became the fifth emperor of the Han Dynasty. After Liu Heng succeeded to the throne, he made great efforts to govern the country and continued to implement the policy of resting with the people, the economy was restored and developed, and the reign of his son Emperor Jing of Han was known as the "rule of Wenjing". Liu Heng reigned for 23 years, and he was only 46 years old when he died. Later historians have held him in high esteem.
Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty was the eldest son born to Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and the Dou family, and was canonized as the crown prince by Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty at the age of 10.
In 157 BC, Liu Qi succeeded to the throne as emperor, and in the early days of his succession, he adopted Chao Cuo's suggestion and ordered the reduction of the feudal domain, which led to the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu, which was only quelled within three months under the leadership of Zhou Yafu and others. Then Liu Qi took advantage of the situation and ordered that "the princes and kings must not return to govern the country, and the Son of Heaven is the official". Liu Qi died after 16 years of reign at the age of 48.
Emperor Liu Qi of the Han Dynasty Liu Che is the tenth son of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, originally named the king of Jiaodong, 150 years ago, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty abolished the original prince Liu Rong as the king of Linjiang, and renamed the 7-year-old Liu Che as the crown prince. In 141 BC, after the death of Emperor Jing of Han, Liu Che succeeded him and became the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che is a man of great talent, during his reign, the national strength of the Han Dynasty has been greatly improved, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty reused Wei Qing, Huo Quai, and constantly used troops against the Xiongnu, and finally drove the Xiongnu to Mobei, reversing the situation that the Han Dynasty was suppressed by the Xiongnu for a long time in one fell swoop.
However, in the later period of the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the social contradictions became increasingly acute, the number of displaced people in the eastern part of the country reached 2 million, the peasant uprisings were frequent, and the internal ruling group became more and more intensified, resulting in the "witch curse", which led to the suicide of the crown prince Liu Ju.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, was the longest-reigning emperor of the Han Dynasty, succeeding to the throne at the age of 16 and reigning for 54 years, during which he spent more than 40 years using foreign troops. The Hexi Corridor was incorporated into the territory during his reign.
Liu Fuling is the youngest son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the eldest son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Ju was cultivated very well, if nothing else, he is the next emperor of the Han Dynasty, but unfortunately in 91 BC the outbreak of the Witch Gu Rebellion, the prince Liu according to Su Wen, Jiang Chong, Han Shuo and others framed and could not understand himself and raised troops, and committed suicide after defeat. In 87 BC, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was seriously ill, he set up Liu Fuling, who was only 8 years old, as the crown prince. Soon Emperor Wu died and was succeeded by Liu Fuling.
After Liu Fuling succeeded to the throne, due to his age, he was assisted by Huo Guang and others, and during the 13 years of Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty, Huo Guang was basically in charge of the government. In 74 BC, Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty Liu Fuling died at the age of 21.
Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty Liu He is the grandson of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Liu Che, the son of Liu Ji, the king of Changyi, because Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty had no son, so after his death, Huo Guang set up Liu He as the emperor, and after the accession to the throne, Liu He lacked court political experience, and did not want to act as the puppet of the powerful minister Huo Guang, so he conspired with his henchmen to get rid of Huo Guang. However, due to the leakage of the conspiracy, Huo Guang was deposed on the grounds of "fornication" and endangering the community, only 27 days after Liu He ascended the throne. In this way, Liu He was deposed after being the emperor for 27 days. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he was demoted to the Marquis of Haidu.
Liu He Liu Xun is the grandson of the prince Liu Ju, because of the witch curse to the people, after Liu He was deposed in 74 years ago, the general Huo Guangying established Liu Ai has (Liu Xun's name in the people) as the emperor, is the Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
After Emperor Xuan succeeded to the throne, he got rid of the Huo family's forces, and eliminated the threat of the Xiongnu to the Han Dynasty with the overlord, and the national strength of the Western Han Dynasty reached its peak during his reign
Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun on the contrary, in the later period of Emperor Xuan's reign, he became mean and unkind, reused eunuchs and relatives, killed meritorious and virtuous ministers, and extravagant pleasures, refused to admonish and pretend to be wrong, and many maladministrations led to the dictatorship of eunuchs and eunuchs, and accelerated the process of the Western Han Dynasty from prosperity to decline. ”
However, in the Western Han Dynasty, which formulated strict temple numbers and nicknames, Liu Xun was tied with Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, becoming the fourth emperor of the Han Dynasty to have a temple number.
Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty was born to Emperor Xuan Liu Xun to the first queen Xu Pingjun, and was canonized as the crown prince in 67 BC, Emperor Xuan hired Confucianism to teach him, so Liu Zheng is also versatile, he is versatile, good at history books, Tongyin law, and good Confucianism.
In 48 BC, after the death of Emperor Xuan, Liu Zheng succeeded to the throne as the eleventh emperor of the Han Dynasty, but he was indecisive, frail and sickly, and it was difficult for him to govern himself, so he entrusted political affairs to the eunuch Shi Xian and others, resulting in the eunuch dictatorship. Because he loved Confucianism, he abandoned Emperor Xuan's "overlord and miscellaneous" strategy of governing the country and respected Confucianism alone, which led to the decline of imperial power, the chaos of the government and government, the intensification of social contradictions, and the beginning of the decline of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Dynasty is the son of Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty and Wang Mang's aunt Wang Zhengjun, who was canonized as the crown prince in 47 years ago. But as he grew older, Liu was always obsessed with having fun. Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty thought that Liu Biao could not become a great weapon, and wanted to change the establishment of Liu Kang, the king of Tao, as the crown prince, but he gave up because of the obstruction of Shi Dan in the service.
In the 33rd year before Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, after the death of Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, Liu Biao succeeded to the throne and became the twelfth emperor of the Han Dynasty. However, Liu Biao did not have the ability to govern the country, and the power of his relatives swelled sharply, laying the groundwork for his relatives Wang Mang to usurp the Han Dynasty. During his reign, land annexation became more serious, there were many displaced people, "thieves and thieves arose", and social contradictions became increasingly serious. The Western Han Dynasty was even more declining. In 7 BC, Liu Biao died in Weiyang Palace at the age of 45.
Liu Xin is the grandson of Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty and the son of Liu Kang, King of Dingtao Gong. Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty reigned for many years without a son, so in 8 BC he made Liu Xin the crown prince, and after the death of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty the following year, Liu Xin succeeded to the throne as Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, the thirteenth emperor of the Han Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, peasant uprisings continued in various places, and Liu Xin liked wine, favored Dong Xian, and tried to concede to the other party. In response to the increasingly serious land annexation crisis, Liu Xin deliberately suppressed the clan of his relatives and tried to use Shi Dan's "land restriction proposal" to restrict the land annexation of powerful landlords, but it was shelved due to opposition from the powerful. Later, he chose to promote the power of the Wang family, so as to suppress the power of his relatives Fu and Ding's group, which made the power of the Wang family more and more powerful. In 1 BC, Liu Xin died at the age of 25.
Emperor Liu Xun of the Han Dynasty was the grandson of Emperor Liu Zheng of the Han Yuan Dynasty and the son of Liu Xing, the filial piety king of Zhongshan. In 1 BC, after the death of Emperor Ai of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang refused to set up an older monarch in order to facilitate his power, and welcomed Liu Yin, the 9-year-old king of Zhongshan, into the palace in July of that year to inherit the throne.
9-year-old Liu Jin succeeded to the throne, destined to be a puppet, Wang Mang made him emperor just to facilitate his own power, in 6 AD, Liu Jin died in Weiyang Palace, only 14 years old.
Summary:
Of the 14 emperors in the history of the Western Han Dynasty, in addition to the founding emperor Liu Bang, the other 13 emperors, 7 emperors inherited the throne as the son of the previous emperor and also as the crown prince, and the other 6 emperors all ascended the throne as non-princes, among which only Liu Bang, Liu Heng, Liu Che, and Liu Xun had temple numbers, and none of the other emperors.