Emperor zhao of han
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Mar 8, 2011 © Ulrich Theobald
Emperor Han Wudi 漢武帝 (156-87, r. 141-87 BCE), personal name Liu Che 劉徹, was probably the most important ruler of the Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE). He was a son of Emperor Jing 漢景帝 (r. 157-141 BCE) and Lady Wang 王美人. As a child he was invested as Prince of Jiaodong 膠東. He mounted the throne at the age of sixteen sui and ruled China for half a century.
When Liu Che became emperor, the Han dynasty had already experienced times of hardship an challenged that it had mastered. During that time, there were still several problems to be solved, political issues like the princedoms or the raids of the steppe federation of the Xiongnu 匈奴, as well as economical and financial questions. It was therefore a time for general reforms in the administration and in foreign politics.
In 127 Emperor Wu issued a decree (Tui'enling 推恩令 "Edict concerning the renouncing [of investitures of princedoms] and the benevolent [bestowing of titles]") that thoroughly changed the investiture practice: Titles of prince as well as marquis would in the future not any more endo
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Wu Emperor of the Han Dynasty (156- 87 BC)
Emperor Wu of Han, born as Liu Che, was the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty. He ruled the empire from 141 to 87 BC.
Emperor Wu inherited the Han empire when he was 15. He was famous for many far-reaching accomplishments.
He set up Confucian academies throughout the country and made Confucianism the state philosophy.
His campaigns usually succeeded in expanding the empire. He kept the Xiongnu out and established Silk Road trade by sending Zhang Qian to the Yuezhi in 139 BC. During his long reign, he consolidated power in terms of territory; the empire stretched to Central Asia, Korea, and Vietnam.
Confucianism
Almost as soon as he began his reign, he presided over an examination of Confucian scholars, and the court put some of those who were successful in the exam in official positions.
Then the ruling court started a Confucian academy. In this way, he presided over the establishment of the Confucian Imperial Examination to select people for government positions.
Those who passed the examination were guar
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Emperor Wu of Han
Emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC
Emperor Wu of Han (156 – 29 March 87 BC), born Liu Che and courtesy nameTong, was the seventh emperor of the Han dynasty from 141 to 87 BC. His reign lasted 54 years – a record not broken until the reign of the Kangxi Emperor more than 1,800 years later – and remains the record for ethnic Han emperors. His reign resulted in a vast expansion of geopolitical influence for the Chinese civilization, and the development of a strong centralized state via governmental policies, economical reorganization and promotion of a hybrid Legalist–Confucian doctrine. In the field of historical social and cultural studies, Emperor Wu is known for his religious innovations and patronage of the poetic and musical arts, including development of the Imperial Music Bureau into a prestigious entity. It was also during his reign that cultural contact with western Eurasia was greatly increased, directly and indirectly.
During his reign as Emperor, he led the Han dynasty through its greatest territorial expansion. At its he
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