The second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty: Liu Zhuang (28-75), the son of Emperor Guangwu of Han, was the Emperor Ming of Han, with a tough and harsh personality. Father Liu Xiu, mother Yin Lihua. Originally named Yang, he was the King of the East Sea. In the nineteenth year of Jianwu, he was made crown prince, and in February of the second year of Jianwu Zhongyuan, that is, the emperor took the throne. After Emperor Ming ascended the throne, everything followed the Guangwu system. Emperor Ming of Han advocated Confucianism, paid attention to the grammar of criminal names, and was strict with the government, taking charge of authority and not borrowing power. He strictly ordered the harem family not to be enfeoffed with princes and politicians, and also guarded against nobles and heroes in many ways. At the same time, he also worked to eliminate the threat of the Northern Huns. In the sixteenth year of Yongping, Dou Gu was ordered to conquer the Northern Xiongnu. Subsequently, he sent his sons to serve in the Western Regions with his bans, and all the countries of the Western Regions were sent to serve. The following year, the Western Regions were restored. In addition, with the normal development of foreign exchanges, Buddhism has begun to be introduced to China at the end of the Western Han Dynasty. In the life of the Ming Emperor, the rule of officials was relatively clear and the territory was stable.
Biography
Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Dynasty (November 27, 28 AD – The Sixth Day of August 75 CE), courtesy name Zili, was the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The fourth son of Emperor Liu Xiu of Han Guangwu, his mother was Yin Lihua. His original name was Liu Yang (劉阳), and he was the King of the Eastern Sea. In the nineteenth year of Jianwu (43 AD), he was made crown prince, and in the second year of the Middle Era (57 AD), he succeeded to the emperor's throne.
In the eighteenth year of Yongping (75 AD), on the sixth day of the first month of August (September 5 of the solar calendar), he died in the front hall of the Eastern Palace of Luoyang. He reigned for nineteen years and died at the age of forty-eight. He was buried in the Xianjie Mausoleum (southeast of present-day Luoyang, Henan). The temple name is Emperor Xianzong, and the nickname is Emperor Xiaoming.
During the reign of Emperor Ming, the officials were very clear and the territory was stable. He issued many edicts to appease the displaced people, gave the poor people land in the county, loaned money for food, and built water conservancy. Therefore, at that time, the people were safe in their work, and the hukou was breeding. In the last years of the Guangwu Emperor, the population of the whole country with household registration was more than 21 million, and by the end of the Ming Emperor, it surged to more than 34 million in less than 20 years. During the reigns of Emperor Ming and Emperor Zhang, there was a prosperous and prosperous situation, which is known in history as the "rule of Ming Zhang".
Timeline
In 28 AD, Liu Zhuang was born and his initial name was Liu Yang. Feng Donghai King.
In 43 AD, Liu Zhuang was made crown prince and renamed Zhuang.
In 57 AD, Liu Zhuang ascended the throne as Emperor Ming of Han.
In 58 AD, his son Emperor Zhangdi of Han was born.
In 62 AD, in the fifth year of Yongping, all those who were officials of the Imperial Household were sent back to their hometowns with their families
In 69 AD, Liu Zhuang ordered the famous water conservancy engineering experts Wang Jing and Wang Wu to be responsible for harnessing the Yellow River.
In the fourteenth year of Yongping, King Ying of Chu plotted against him, and thousands of jingshi nobles and princes were imprisoned and imprisoned.
In 73 AD, Liu Zhuang ordered a cavalry force composed of the Southern Xiongnu and ethnic minorities such as Wuhuan and Xianbei to go out on a northern expedition, opening the prelude to the war between the Eastern Han government and the Northern Xiongnu.
In 75 AD, Liu Zhuang fell ill and died.
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