Liu Heng

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Liu Heng, better known as Emperor Wen of Han, was a ruler of the Western Han dynasty renowned for his frugal governance and for helping inaugurate a long era of stability and prosperity in ancient China.

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instanceOf Emperor of China
monarch
associatedWith Huang-Lao thought NERFINISHED
avoided large-scale military campaigns
birthDate 202 BC
burialPlace Baling Mausoleum NERFINISHED
capital Chang'an NERFINISHED
child Emperor Jing of Han NERFINISHED
Liu Wu, Prince of Liang NERFINISHED
courtStyle simplicity and thrift
deathDate 157 BC
dynasty Western Han NERFINISHED
economicImpact accumulation of state reserves
era Western Han period NERFINISHED
eraCharacterization period of recovery after Qin and early Han wars
eraName Qianyuan (as a regnal period classification in some sources) NERFINISHED
father Emperor Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early 2nd century BC China
historicalReputation one of the benevolent emperors of Han
house House of Liu NERFINISHED
implemented amnesties for certain crimes
reduction of palace expenditures
knownFor frugal governance
part of the Rule of Wen and Jing
promoting stability and prosperity
legacy foundation for later Han expansion under Emperor Wu
locationOfBurial near present-day Xi'an, Shaanxi
mother Empress Dowager Bo NERFINISHED
motherTitle Empress Dowager NERFINISHED
name Liu Heng NERFINISHED
policy encouragement of agriculture
lenient criminal laws
light taxation
reduction of corvée labor
posthumousName Emperor Xiaowen NERFINISHED
predecessor Emperor Qianshao of Han NERFINISHED
reignEnd 157 BC
reignName Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED
reignStart 180 BC
religion Chinese folk religion
spouse Empress Dou NERFINISHED
state Han dynasty NERFINISHED
succeededAs emperor after Lü clan regency
successor Emperor Jing of Han NERFINISHED
templeName Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED
title Prince of Dai NERFINISHED

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