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Emperor Ai of Han China, ch 漢哀帝, py. hàn āi dì, wg. Han Ai-ti, (51 BC - 7 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. The emperor and Dong Xian were lovers, same sex relationships and attractions being called "the passions of the cut sleeve" after a story that rather than disturb the sleeping Dong Xian, Ai cut off his sleeve.
Family name | Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese |
Given name | Xin (欣 py. xīn) |
Era name | Jianping (建平 py. jìan píng) 6 BC-3 BC Yuanshou (元壽 py. yúan shòu) 2 BC-1 BC |
Father | Prince Kang of Dingtao of Dingtao, half-brother of Emperor Cheng of Han China |
Mother | consort Ding |
Wives | empress Ding (deposed 18 BC) empress Fu |
Children | none |
Duration of reign | 7 BC-1 BC |
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Posthumous name | 孝哀 (py. xiào āi), literary meaning: "filial and lamentable" |
Posthumous name in short | 哀 (py. āi), literary meaning: "lamentable" |
Preceded by: Emperor Cheng of Han China |
Western Han Dynasty | Succeeded by: Emperor Ping of Han China |