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Emperor Ming of Han China, ch 漢明帝, py. hàn míng dì, wg. 'Han Ming-ti\', (AD 28 - AD 75) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
Family name | Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese |
Given name | Zhuang (莊 py. zhūang) |
Era name | Yongping (永平 py. yŏng píng) 58-75 |
Father | Emperor Guangwu of Han China (eldest son of) |
Mother | Empress Yin Lihua |
Wife | Empress Ma, d. childless 79 |
Major concubines | consort Jia |
Children | 9 sons |
Duration of reign | AD 57-AD 75 |
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Posthumous name | 孝明 (py. xiào míng), literary meaning: "filial and brillant" |
Posthumous name in short | 明 (py. míng) , literary meaning: "brillant" |
Preceded by: Emperor Guangwu of Han China |
Eastern Han Dynasty | Succeeded by: Emperor Zhang of Han China |