The Eastern Han Dynasty was an important dynasty in China's great unified dynasty. Although this dynasty, like the Western Han Dynasty, has a Han name, its sense of existence in history is very low. Not to mention whether the Eastern Han Emperor was a descendant of the Western Han Dynasty, the situation of the Eastern Han Emperor alone can shock many people. The Eastern Han Dynasty was established in 25 AD, and died in 220 AD, guozuo 195, passed 14 emperors. However, among these 14 emperors, there are only 4 Ming Jun, and the others have 4 Emperors and 11 Minor Emperors. More importantly, most of the Emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty had short lives. In the Great Unification Dynasty, the Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty can be said to be very distinctive.
In 25 AD, Liu Xiu was proclaimed emperor at nanqian qiuting in Yan County, Hebei Province, with the state name Han. The reason why Liu Xiu used Han as the name of the country was because he said that he was a descendant of the Western Han royal family, and he was only continuing the rule of the Han Dynasty. In fact, according to later research, Liu Xiu did not have much to do with the Western Han Dynasty. However, the Han Dynasty he established, everyone still recognizes, the history books call it the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Xiu was the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 220 AD, Emperor Xian of Han was forced to cede Zen to Cao Pi, and the Eastern Han Dynasty officially collapsed. Emperor Xian of Han became the king of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Let's now look at the general situation of the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty from Liu Xiu to Liu Xie.
The first emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Guangwu, Liu Xiu.
After Liu Xiu became emperor, he reigned for a total of 22 years, the first 12 years were used for the unification war, and the next 10 years were used to govern the country. Whether it is the unification war or internal politics, Liu Xiu has done a good job. Simply put, after the reunification of the country, Liu Xiu was very diligent. Liu Xiu basically did everything that normal Mingjun did. Reforming the official system, strengthening the centralization of power, rectifying the administration of officials, streamlining the structure, recuperating, and reducing taxes are no different from other Ming emperors. However, the two things that Liu Xiu did more conspicuously were the first to promote Confucianism, which flourished during his reign, and Confucianism was very prosperous at that time. Therefore, The Confucians have great respect for Liu Xiu; the second thing is to treat the founding heroes and give them titles, heaven and earth, residences, etc., which can be said to be very rare. It was completely different from the practices of Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty. These two points are still deeply recognized by later generations.
Liu Xiu died at the age of 61, and among the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, he was very long-lived.
When he died, he also told his descendants to be frugal at funerals, which shows that he is definitely a Ming Jun, and he is a rare Ming Jun in history. There are many founding princes in history, but there are very few founders who can appear in the ZTE or prosperous world during their reign, and Liu Xiu is one of them. Among the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu was definitely the most conspicuous one. It is precisely because of this that the Eastern Han Dynasty gave him the temple number of his ancestors.
Liu Zhuang, the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
If the temple number of the Guangwu Emperor was Taizu, the temple number of the Han Ming Emperor would definitely be Taizong, and it would be very qualified taizong. Because Emperor Hanming completely inherited the guangwu Emperor's governing strategy during his reign, not only that, he also had many new credits. First of all, the Han Ming Emperor also admired Confucianism, strictly inspected the ministers, built water conservancy, attached importance to agricultural development, and so on, all of which were done by the Guangwu Emperor. Secondly, Emperor Ming of Han strictly forbade foreign relatives to interfere in politics, northern expeditions against the Xiongnu, and sent ban beyond the Western Regions, and the Central Plains Dynasty regained control of the Western Regions. Buddhism was also introduced. These were all things that emperor Guangwu had not done. Seriously, Emperor Ming of Han and Tang Taizong of the Tang Dynasty are a bit alike, with great merit and a rare Ming Jun. However, he did not faint in the later stage, which was not easy.
One of the obvious characteristics of Emperor Hanming's reign was that he was in power and did not like to delegate power to his courtiers. This character is estimated to have little trust in his courtiers.
In 75 AD, Emperor Ming of Han died at the age of 47
。 Although he died not very early, he was much younger than his father. However, in the age of the Eastern Han Emperor, he was still very advanced. Because the emperors behind are not as old as one.
The third emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Zhang of Han, Liu Zhuo.
The style of Emperor Zhangdi of Han was similar to that of his father Emperor Ming of Han and his grandfather Emperor Guangwu, and he was also a generation of Ming Emperors. During this period, he continued the style of Emperor Guangwu and Emperor Ming of Han, and he basically did what the first two did. The Han Dynasty was politically clear, the economy developed rapidly, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. For the Western Regions, he twice sent shifts beyond the Western Regions and increased his control over the Western Regions. His reign with his father, Emperor Ming of Han, was known as the "Reign of Ming Zhang". It can be said that he is also a Ming Jun.
In 88 AD, Emperor Zhang of Han, who had reigned for 13 years, died at the age of 32
。 Did you find that Emperor Zhangdi of Han was younger than Emperor Ming of Han when he died? These three emperors can be said to be the only three Ming emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and they are the only three emperors in the Eastern Han Dynasty with temple numbers. History still recognizes these three emperors.
The fourth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Han and Emperor Liu Zhao.
The history of The Han and Emperor can be said to be very inspiring, he was only 9 years old when he ascended the throne, so the power was controlled by his mother Empress Dou, which was the first harem dictatorship in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He was also the first minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
, but it is not the smallest when it is in place, because there are smaller ones behind it. At the age of 13, he was murdered along with eunuchs
Dou and his henchmen, after which they were officially pro-government. This look is not very familiar, it feels that Kangxi is completely copying him. Although Han he was very young when he was pro-government, he was also a Ming Emperor. It can be said that it is diligent in government and loves the people, constantly attacking the Xiongnu and the countries in the western region militarily, and actively interacting with the ancient Roman Empire. During his reign, the national strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty reached its peak. Reaching the peak shows one thing, and there must be a lot of dark lords behind it. Otherwise, it wouldn't be the highest point now. After him
The emperor, somewhat miserable.
In 106 AD, Emperor He of Han, who had reigned for 18 years, died at the age of 27.
Overall, he is definitely a generation of Ming jun. However, during his reign, a big problem arose in the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, the harem and eunuchs began to dictatorship. His use of eunuchs to eradicate the dictatorship of the harem is the best proof of this. The history behind the Eastern Han Dynasty is roughly about the constant struggle for power between the harem and eunuchs. Seeing that this was not discovered, the Eastern Han Emperor died one earlier than the other. However, When Han and Emperor died, they were not the youngest, and there were even younger ones later.
Liu Long, the fifth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Emperor Han was the son of Emperor Han and Emperor, and this emperor can be said to have set a record.
He had just turned 100 days old when he ascended the throne, and died before he was two years old. This was the second minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
It is precisely because of this that the nickname of martyrdom has been given, which is also a sympathy. However, during his reign, Empress Deng held power. Although Empress Deng was a harem, she did a good job, and she reformed some of the shortcomings of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and constantly attacked the nomads in the north militarily. In any case, the harem dictatorship once again appeared on the stage of the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty. For the Han Emperor, I will not evaluate it, after all, I am still a child and do not understand anything.
Liu Hu, the sixth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After the death of Emperor Han, only the eldest son, Liu Sheng, was the son of Emperor Han. However, Liu Sheng was frail and sickly. Therefore, Empress Deng decided to make Liu Hu, the cousin of Emperor Wu of Han, emperor. Liu Hu was the grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, and his father Liu Qing was the younger brother of Emperor Han and Emperor, so the blood relationship was not far away. Liu Qing was only 13 years old when he succeeded to the throne, so he was also a little emperor.
This is the third minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
During the reign of Emperor An of Han, the imperial court can be said to have no good days.
First, the harem interfered in politics, and it was Empress Deng and her relatives who controlled the power. However, Empress Deng's family is still very capable, and she has not done anything to apologize to the country. However, in any case, the dictatorship of the harem still has certain harms; secondly, the eunuchs are chaotic, and the eunuchs' power during the Han'an Emperor period is further enhanced, which seriously endangers the country; the third is the harem competition for the throne, which is roughly the position of the harem for the throne. Ostensibly the emperor's family affairs, it actually caused national turmoil; the fourth was the continuous external troubles, first the Xiongnu constantly attacked the Eastern Han Dynasty, and then the countries in the western region began to oppose the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty; the fifth was the frequent natural disasters. When Emperor Han ascended the throne, 18 counties were hit by earthquakes, 41 counties were flooded, and 28 counties were hit by storms and hail. Since then, there have been various natural disasters every year. Although Emperor An of Han's courtesy name was An, the emperor was not at all stable during his reign.
In 125 AD, Emperor An of Han died at the age of 31. In general, he was definitely a dimwitted monarch, and he was also the first dimwitted jun in the Eastern Han Dynasty
During his reign, the national strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty was worse than a day. Maybe the throne shouldn't have been his, so he didn't particularly care.
Liu Yi, the seventh emperor of the Han Dynasty.
After the death of Emperor An of Han, his wife Empress Yan, in order to control the government, did not let Emperor Han's son inherit the throne, but found someone from outside to be emperor. This person is Liu Yi. Liu Yi was the grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, and was a cousin of Emperor An of Han and Emperor Yan of Han. Because Liu Yi was the king of the domain, he could not control the power at all after succeeding to the throne, and most of the power was controlled by Empress Yan's family. The Eastern Han Dynasty once again appeared in the harem dictatorship. However, what everyone did not expect was that Emperor Shao of Han died not long after he took the throne, reigning for 125 days. This is also a record-breaking among emperors. More than the birth time of emperor Shao of Han, there is no detailed record. However, one thing is certain, he was definitely not very old when he ascended the throne, otherwise he would not have been called Emperor Shao of Han. If you look at it this way,
He was the fourth minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
And he was a short-lived little emperor.
For the Han Shao Emperor, there is no evaluation. After all, he was young and had a short reign, and he didn't control the power, so he didn't do anything.
Liu Bao, the eighth emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Han Shun Emperor.
After the death of Emperor Shao of Han, with the support of another group of eunuchs, Liu Bao, the son of Emperor An of Han, was made emperor, that is, Emperor Shun of Han. Emperor Hanshun was only 10 years old when he succeeded to the throne, so he was also a little emperor.
He was the fifth minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Due to his youth, he had to rely on eunuchs and foreign relatives. At this time, eunuchs and foreign relatives controlled the power, and the imperial court in this situation was definitely not much better. Moreover, Emperor Hanshun was a cowardly person, and such a person could not rule the country well at all.
Emperor Shun of Han reigned for 19 years and died at the age of 29.
This meant that eunuchs and foreign relatives held power for 19 years. During these 19 years, the Eastern Han Court was in a miasma, the people did not have a good life, and their strength was worse than a day.
It can be said that the Han Shun Emperor was definitely the Emperor of Xia, and the second Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Liu Bing, the ninth emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Bing was made crown prince before the death of Emperor Shun of Han, and the reason why Emperor Shun of Han was delayed in making him crown prince was because he had never had a son. Liu Bing was only one year old when he was made crown prince, and within a few days of becoming crown prince, Emperor Shun of Han died, and Liu Bing became emperor.
This is the sixth minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
As mentioned earlier, during the reign of Emperor Shun of Han, the power of the Eastern Han Dynasty was controlled by foreign relatives and eunuchs, and this situation remained unchanged during the time of Emperor Chong of Han.
Emperor Han Chong died of illness about a year after he succeeded to the throne, and was only 2 years old when he died.
During his period, eunuchs and foreign relatives became more arrogant, and the people lived in a deep and fierce situation.
The tenth emperor of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Of Han.
Emperor Han was the grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, and Emperor Chong of Han was a generational figure.
Emperor Han succeeded to the throne with the support of his foreign relatives, and was only 7 years old when he succeeded to the throne, making him the seventh minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
His foreign relative who controlled power when he ascended the throne was Liang Ji. Although Emperor Han was small, he also knew that Liang Ji was arrogant and arrogant, so he called Liang Ji a "general of Liang Ji". When Liang Ji found out, he sent someone to poison Emperor Han.
Emperor Han was only 8 years old when he died.
It can be said that he is still relatively sad. It is more appropriate for such an emperor to give him the title of "mourning".
Here, it can be found that the Han Dynasty has been six consecutive emperors who have not held great power. Among these six emperors, except for Emperor Han An, who was a small emperor, except for Emperor Han An, who reigned a little longer, the others were very short. In fact, a dynasty has come to this point, whether the monarch behind it is wise or not, it cannot be saved.
Liu Zhi, the eleventh emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Huan of Han was the great-grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han, that is, the Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty passed from nephew to uncle. Emperor Zhang of Han was also the king of the clan in his family, and he was also supported by his foreign relatives to become emperor. The reason why the foreign relatives supported him was simple, the king of the clan had no foundation in the center and was easy to control. He was only 14 years old when he ascended the throne, and he was also considered a little emperor. In this way,
He was the eighth little emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After Emperor Huan of Han ascended the throne, he was also dissatisfied with his foreign relatives. However, he was more clever, uniting eunuchs against foreign relatives. Eventually, with the support of eunuchs, the foreign relatives were eliminated according to the basis. This behavior is very similar to that of the Han and Emperors of that year. It is reasonable to say that he is so clever that he will definitely have something to do in controlling the power. The truth, however, was that he continued to reuse eunuchs after he took power. The result is self-evident, and it is strange that the Eastern Han Dynasty did not fall.
During the reign of Emperor Huan of Han, not only eunuchs were in disarray. And he himself was absurd and extravagant, and during his reign the number of harems rose sharply, and the treasury was squandered,
He was the third Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
。
In 168, Emperor Huan of Han, who had reigned for 22 years, died at the age of 36.
This age is still relatively old among the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Liu Hong, the twelfth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
After the death of Emperor Huan of Han, because there were no heirs, the imperial court had to choose another person to be emperor. Emperor Huan's empress dowager chose Liu Hong, who was the grandson of Emperor Zhang of Han. It is reasonable to say that The Han Ling Emperor took the throne with the support of The Han Huan Emperor, and after he ascended the throne, the family of the Han Huan Emperor empress will definitely control the power, and the Eastern Han Dynasty will become a foreign relative. However, this time, the strength of the foreign relatives was not very good, and they wanted to eliminate the eunuch's power, but they failed, and they were served by the eunuch. From then on, eunuchs took power.
The Han Ling Emperor was only 10 years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he was also a small emperor, and he was the ninth minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Emperor Han Ling reigned for a total of 22 years, and he already controlled the power in the later period of his reign, but after he took control of the power, he was the same as the Han Huan Emperor. Simply put, he relied heavily on eunuchs, coveted pleasure, and sold officials and knights in order to loot money. This eventually led to the Yellow Turban Rebellion during his reign. It was this uprising that led to the demise of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
He was the fourth Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In 189 AD, the Han Ling Emperor died at the age of 32
。 After his death, what was left was the fragmented Eastern Han Dynasty, which was not far from extinction.
The thirteenth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Jie, the Shao Emperor of Han.
Many people will be depressed, didn't there be a Han Shao Emperor in the front, how can there be another one. In fact, "Shao" is not a nickname, and people called Shaodi are generally not very old when they succeed to the throne, and their reign time is very short, so they are called Shaodi. Both Liu Yi and Liu Yi met this point, so they were both called Emperor Shao of Han. Everyone is familiar with Liu Wei and succeeds to the throne at a young age. After succeeding to the throne, the contradictions between the foreign relatives and the eunuchs were sharp, and finally the foreign relatives He Jin recruited Dong Zhuo into the capital to kill the eunuchs. As a result, the news was revealed, and He Jin was executed by the eunuch. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, he slaughtered all the eunuchs and took control of the power himself. In this way, the problem of foreign relatives and eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty was completely solved. After Dong Zhuo entered the capital, in order to establish his prestige, he deposed the Han Shao Emperor. Later, Emperor Shao of Han was poisoned by Dong Zhuo.
He was the tenth minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty,
He was also the only emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty to be deposed. Due to his short reign, no evaluation is made.
Liu Xie, the fourteenth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This is also more familiar to everyone, after all, there are more records of him in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". After Dong Zhuo deposed the Han Shao Emperor Liu Jie, he made Liu Xie the Prince of Chen, and Liu Xie was also the son of Emperor Ling of Han. Liu Xie was only 8 years old when he succeeded to the throne, and he was also a young emperor.
He was the eleventh minor emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty
。 During the reign of Emperor Xian of Han, everyone was familiar with it, although there was no eunuch chaos and foreign relations dictatorship, but the power was controlled by the powerful ministers, and he was always a puppet. Although he tried his best to grasp the power, he never succeeded. In 220 AD, he was forced to cede Zen to Cao Pi, and he thus became the king of the fallen kingdom.
Although Emperor Xian of Han was the king of the subjugated country, he was not a emperor and was still relatively clever. Being able to be a puppet under different people for decades, it is estimated that he has been killed long ago. In 234, Liu Xie died at the age of 53. This age was still very long in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
This is the general situation of the 14 emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty. There are only 12 of them that everyone recognizes, and no one admits the two Han Shao Emperors. Of the 14 emperors, 11 succeeded to the throne at a very young age and were minor emperors. In addition, there are 4 emperors who are emperors. After reading whether it is difficult to find that the Eastern Han Dynasty can exist for such a long time, except for the first four who are Ming Jun, none of the latter have strong abilities. Power was controlled either by eunuchs or by foreign relatives. The reason why foreign relatives and eunuchs took turns to control power in the Eastern Han Dynasty had a lot to do with the political system at that time.
In addition to the small emperors and the emperors, the eastern Han Emperors had very short lives, and the average life expectancy was very short. Of the 14 emperors, except for two whose age was unknown at the time of their deaths, the remaining 12 emperors were 30 years old on average. Three of the emperors died not yet 10 years old, two died without 30 years old, and four died under the age of 40. It is very normal to say that the emperors of this dynasty had short lives.
Resources:
Book of the Later Han Dynasty