Rule of Wen and Jing
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The Rule of Wen and Jing refers to a peaceful, frugal, and prosperous early period of the Western Han dynasty under Emperors Wen and Jing, marked by light taxation, reduced punishments, and economic recovery.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rule of Wen and Jing canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
era of the Western Han dynasty
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historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wen-Jing governance
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Wen-Jing zhi zhi ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
agricultural development
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economic recovery ⓘ frugality ⓘ light taxation ⓘ limited military campaigns ⓘ peace ⓘ population growth ⓘ reduced punishments ⓘ |
| country | Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | low salt and iron state intervention compared to later periods ⓘ |
| endTime | 141 BC ⓘ |
| follows |
Qin dynasty
NERFINISHED
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reign of Emperor Gaozu of Han ⓘ |
| governmentPolicy |
abolition or mitigation of harsh Qin laws
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encouragement of agriculture ⓘ fiscal frugality at the imperial court ⓘ promotion of Confucian moral governance ⓘ reduction of corvée labor ⓘ reduction of land tax ⓘ |
| hasEmperor |
Emperor Jing of Han
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
reign of Emperor Jing of Han
NERFINISHED
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reign of Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalReform |
emphasis on lenient justice
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softening of corporal punishments ⓘ |
| location | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Emperor Jing of Han
NERFINISHED
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Emperor Wen of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suppression of the Rebellion of the Seven States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | reign of Emperor Wu of Han ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Book of Han
NERFINISHED
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Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
accumulation of state reserves
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foundation for later expansion under Emperor Wu ⓘ strengthening of central authority ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
improvement in peasant living standards
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relative social stability ⓘ |
| startTime | 180 BC ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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