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Emperor Zhang of Han 漢章帝
Portrait of Emperor Zhang from Sancai Tuhui
Emperor of the Han dynasty
Reign
5 September 75[1] – 9 April 88
Predecessor
Emperor Ming
Successor
Emperor He
Born
56
Died
9 April 88 (aged 32)
Consorts
Empress Zhangde
Empress Gonghuai
Consort Song
Issue Detail
Emperor He
Liu Qing
Posthumous name
Short: Zhang (章)
Full: Xiaozhang (孝章)
House
House of Liu
Dynasty
Han dynasty
Father
Emperor Ming
Mother
Consort Jia
Emperor Zhang of Han
Traditional Chinese
漢章帝
Simplified Chinese
汉章帝
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Hàn Zhāngdì
Wade–Giles
Han Chang-ti
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Hon Jēung-dai
Jyutping
Hon3 Zoeng1 dai3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Hàn Tsiong-tè
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
劉炟
Simplified Chinese
刘炟
Literal meaning
(personal name)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Liú Dá
Wade–Giles
Liu Ta
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làuh Tat
Jyutping
Lau4 Tat3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lâu Tat
Emperor Zhang of Han (Chinese: 漢章帝; pinyin: Hàn Zhāngdì; Wade–Giles: Han Chang-ti; 56 – 9 April 88[2]), born Liu Da (劉炟), was an emperor of the Chinese Han dynasty from 75 to 88. He was the third emperor of the Eastern Han.
Emperor Zhang was a hard-working and diligent emperor. He reduced taxes and paid close attention to all affairs of state. Zhang also reduced government spending as well as promoted Confucianism. As a result, Han society prospered and its culture flourished during this period. Along with his father Emperor Ming, Emperor Zhang's reign has been highly praised and was regarded as the golden age of the Eastern Han period, and their reigns are collectively known as the Rule of Ming and Zhang.
During his reign, Chinese troops under the leadership of General Ban Chao progressed far west while in pursuit of Xiongnu insurgents harassing the trade routes now collectively known as the Silk Road.
The Eastern Han dynasty, after Emperor Zhang, would be plagued with internal strife between royal factions and eunuchs struggling for power. The people for the coming century and a half would yearn for the good days of Emperors Ming and Zhang. (However, part of the strife came from the power obtained by consort clans – and the precedent was set by Emperor Zhang's bestowing of power on both his adoptive mother Empress Dowager Ma's clan and his wife Empress Dou's clan.) The strife between the eunuchs and royal factions would start a chain reaction of events that led to the end of the Han dynasty in 220.
^renzi day of the 8th month of the 18th year of the Yong'ping era, per Emperor Zhang's biography in Book of the Later Han. This was also the day where his father Emperor Ming died.
^renchen day of the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the Zhang'he era, per Emperor Zhang's biography in Book of the Later Han
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