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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Liu Heng canonical 3

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instanceOf Emperor of China ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Huang-Lao thought ⓘ
avoided large-scale military campaigns ⓘ
birthDate 202 BC ⓘ
burialPlace Baling Mausoleum ⓘ
capital Chang'an ⓘ
child Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ
Liu Wu, Prince of Liang ⓘ
courtStyle simplicity and thrift ⓘ
deathDate 157 BC ⓘ
dynasty Western Han ⓘ
linked to: Western Han period
economicImpact accumulation of state reserves ⓘ
era Western Han period ⓘ
eraCharacterization period of recovery after Qin and early Han wars ⓘ
eraName Qianyuan (as a regnal period classification in some sources) ⓘ
linked to: Qianyuan
father Emperor Gaozu of Han ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 2nd century BC China ⓘ
historicalReputation one of the benevolent emperors of Han ⓘ
house House of Liu ⓘ
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 ⓘ
motherTitle Empress Dowager ⓘ
name Liu Heng ⓘ
policy encouragement of agriculture ⓘ
lenient criminal laws ⓘ
light taxation ⓘ
reduction of corvée labor ⓘ
posthumousName Emperor Xiaowen ⓘ
predecessor Emperor Qianshao of Han ⓘ
reignEnd 157 BC ⓘ
reignName Emperor Wen of Han ⓘ
reignStart 180 BC ⓘ
religion Chinese folk religion ⓘ
spouse Empress Dou ⓘ
state Han dynasty ⓘ
succeededAs emperor after Lü clan regency ⓘ
successor Emperor Jing of Han ⓘ
templeName Emperor Wen of Han ⓘ
title Prince of Dai ⓘ

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Prince of Dai → heldBy → Liu Heng ⓘ