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This event is regarded as the formal establishment of era names in Chinese history. [16] Emperor Wu changed the era name once more when he established the 'Great Beginning' (太初 Taichu) calendar in 104 BC. [17] From this point until the end of Western Han, the court established a new era name every four years of an emperor's reign.
Xin Zhui (Chinese: 辛追; [ɕín ʈʂwéɪ]; c. 217 BC –169 or 168 BC), also known as Lady Dai or the Marquise of Dai, was a Chinese noblewoman.She was the wife of Li Cang (利蒼), the Marquis of Dai, and Chancellor of the Changsha Kingdom, during the Western Han dynasty of ancient China.
According to historical accounts, her personal name might be Yi Zhu (宜主), She was a daughter of two hereditary servants of imperial princes or princesses. Those accounts also say that when she was born, her parents were so poor that they abandoned her, but they saw that she was still alive after three days, so they took her back in and ...
The Han dynasty in 195 BC and its vassal kingdoms. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and proclaimed himself emperor of the Han dynasty, he followed the practice of Xiang Yu and enfeoffed many generals, noblemen, and imperial relatives as kings (Chinese: 王; pinyin: wáng), the same title borne by the sovereigns of the Shang and Zhou dynasties and by the rulers of the Warring States.
Emperor Houshao of Han: Empress Dou: Dou Chong, Marquis Ancheng 205 BC 179 BC 179 BC 157 BC 135 BC Emperor Wen of Han: Empress Bo: 158 BC 157 BC 151 BC 147 BC Emperor Jing of Han: Empress Wang Zhi: Wang Zhong Zang Er 173 BC 150 BC 126 BC Empress Chen Jiao: Chen Wu, Marquess of Tangyi Liu Piao, Princess Guantao 141 BC 130 BC c.110 BC Emperor Wu ...
Lü Zhi was born in Shanfu County (單父; present-day Shan County, Shandong) during the late Qin dynasty.Her courtesy name was Exu (Chinese: 娥姁; pinyin: Éxǔ).To flee from enemies, her father Lü Wen (呂文) brought their family to Pei County, settled there, and became a close friend of the county magistrate.
Wang Zhaojun was endowed with dazzling beauty with an extremely intelligent mind. She was adept in playing the pipa and also mastered the ancient "Four Arts of the Chinese Scholar" – the guqin, go, calligraphy and Chinese painting. In 36 BC, Emperor Yuan of Han chose his concubines from the whole state. Because of Wang's fame in the county ...
A close-up view of a larger silk banner with a painted design of a sacrificial offering to the deceased, excavated from the Mawangdui in Changsha, Hunan province, dated 2nd century BCE A Western-Han painted tomb tile showing an armed warrior riding a dragon, one of many creatures in Chinese mythology. Families throughout Han China made ritual ...