Emperor Ming of Han

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Emperor Ming of Han was a 1st-century Eastern Han dynasty ruler known for consolidating his father Emperor Guangwu’s restoration of the Han, promoting Confucian governance, and traditionally being credited with introducing Buddhism to China.

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Label Occurrences
Emperor Ming of Han canonical 6
Emperor Ming 1
Mingdi 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Emperor of China
associatedWith Confucian state orthodoxy in Eastern Han
early spread of Buddhism in China
birthPlace Nanyang NERFINISHED
birthYear 28
burialPlace Xianling Mausoleum NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Luoyang NERFINISHED
countryRuled Han dynasty NERFINISHED
courtesyTitle Crown Prince Zhuang before accession NERFINISHED
creditedWith sending envoys to the Western Regions to seek Buddhist teachings
deathPlace Luoyang NERFINISHED
deathYear 75
dynasty Eastern Han NERFINISHED
eraEnd 75
eraName Jianwu Zhongyuan NERFINISHED
Yonghe NERFINISHED
Yongjian NERFINISHED
Yongping NERFINISHED
eraStart 58
familyName Liu NERFINISHED
father Emperor Guangwu of Han NERFINISHED
givenName Zhuang NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 1st century
historicalReputation diligent and frugal ruler
historicalSource Book of Later Han NERFINISHED
house House of Liu NERFINISHED
issue Emperor Zhang of Han NERFINISHED
knownFor being traditionally credited with introducing Buddhism to China
consolidating the restoration of the Han dynasty
promoting Confucian governance
strengthening central imperial authority
supporting Confucian scholarship
mother Empress Guo Shentong NERFINISHED
personalName Liu Zhuang NERFINISHED
policy encouragement of agriculture and economic recovery
promotion of Confucian classics in government
reduction of harsh punishments
posthumousName Xiaoming Huangdi NERFINISHED
predecessor Emperor Guangwu of Han NERFINISHED
reignEnd 75
reignStart 57
religion Chinese folk religion
spouse Empress Ma NERFINISHED
succeededToThroneAtAge 29
successor Emperor Zhang of Han NERFINISHED
templeName Mingdi NERFINISHED
title Emperor of the Han dynasty
Son of Heaven NERFINISHED

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Emperor Guangwu of Han successor Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Guangwu of Han child Emperor Ming of Han
White Horse Temple foundedBy Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han father Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han predecessor Emperor Ming of Han
Emperor Zhang of Han precededBy Emperor Ming of Han
Cao Rui reignTitle Emperor Ming of Han
this entity surface form: Mingdi
Chapter 9: The Pool of Peril featuresCharacter Emperor Ming of Han
this entity surface form: Emperor Ming