Han: Emperors: 202 BC-9 ADEach ruler is recorded under the following protocol: personal name (míng | 名), considered tabooed (huì | 諱) upon accession; posthumous name (shì | 諡). The temple name (miàohào | 廟號) preceeds (||) the personal name where applicable. The courtesy names (zì | 字) are also included for some rulers. The years of bestowal or change are given in brackets. |
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| Ruling House: Liú (劉) | |
| Huángdì (皇帝) | |
| 28 Feb 202 – 1 Jun 195 BC | Tàizǔ (太祖) [195 BC] || Liú Bāng (劉邦) [1] |
| courtesy name: Jì (季) | |
| posthumous name: Gāo huángdì (高皇帝) [195 BC] | |
| 23 Jun 195 – 26 Sep 188 BC | Liú Yíng (劉盈) [2] |
| posthumous name: Xiào huì huángdì (孝惠皇帝) [188 BC] | |
| on or after 19 Oct 188 – before 15 Jun 184 BC | Liú Gōng (劉恭) [3] |
| common reference (byname): Qián shǎodì (前少帝) [4] | |
| 15 Jun 184 – 14 Nov 180 BC | Liú Yì (劉義); Liú Hóng (劉弘) [184 BC] |
| common reference (byname): Hòu shǎodì (後少帝) [5] | |
| 14 Nov 180 – 6 Jul 157 BC | Tàizōng (太宗) [157 BC] || Liú Héng (劉恆) |
| posthumous name: Xiào wén huángdì (孝文皇帝) [157 BC] | |
| 14 Jul 157 – 9 Mar 141 BC | Liú Qǐ (劉啟) |
| posthumous name: Xiào jǐng huángdì (孝景皇帝) [141 BC] | |
| 9 Mar 141 – 29 Mar 87 BC | Liú Chè (劉徹) |
| posthumous name: Xiào wǔ huángdì (孝武皇帝) [87 BC] | |
| 30 Mar 87 – 5 Jun 74 BC | Liú Fúlíng (劉弗陵) |
| posthumous name: Xiào zhāo huángdì (孝昭皇帝) [74 BC] | |
| 18 Jul 74 – 14 Aug 74 BC | Liú Hè (劉賀) [6] |
| 10 Sep 74 – 10 Jan 48 BC | Liú Bìngyǐ (劉病已); Liú Xún (劉詢) [64 BC] |
| posthumous name: Xiào xuān huángdì (孝宣皇帝) [48 BC] | |
| 29 Jan 48 – 8 Jul 33 BC | Liú Shì (劉奭) |
| posthumous name: Xiào yuán huángdì (孝元皇帝) [33 BC] | |
| 4 Aug 33 – 17 Apr 7 BC | Liú Ào (劉驁) |
| posthumous name: Xiào chéng huángdì ( 孝成皇帝) [7 BC] | |
| 7 May 7 – 15 Aug 1 BC | Liú Xīn (劉欣) |
| posthumous name: Xiào āi huángdì (孝哀皇帝) [1 BC] | |
| 17 Oct 1 BC – 3 Feb 6 AD | Liú Jīzǐ (劉箕子), Liú Kàn (劉衎) [1 BC] |
| posthumous name: Xiào píng huángdì (孝平皇帝) | |
| Jiǎ huángdì (假皇帝), Shè huángdì (攝皇帝) | Acting Emperor, Regent Emperor [7] | |
| Feb 6 - 10 Jan 9 AD | Ānhàn gōng Mǎng (安漢公莽) |
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| [1] | Also referred to as Gāozǔ (高祖) in Historical Records, ch. 8, and other chronicles. |
| [2] | Historical Records, ch. 9, does not give a specific date for the enthronement of Liú Yíng, thereby implying a succession without delay — which is contradicted by other information in the text. Elsewhere (ch. 8) the interment of his father and predecessor, Liú Bāng, is dated to 23 Jun 195 BC and the enthronement of his son to 26 Jun 195 BC, with the relevant passage appearing to be somewhat garbled though. In Book of Han, ch. 2, this was seemingly corrected with the accession of Liú Yíng being reported immediately after the burial of Liú Bāng on 23 Jun 195 BC. |
| [3] | Acceded on or after the interment of his father and predecessor (19 Oct 188 BC). Deposed apparently shortly before the accession of his successor (15 Jun 184 BC). |
| [4] | The epithet Qián shǎodì (前少帝), used by historians, is the term meaning "former little emperor". |
| [5] | The epithet Hòu shǎodì (後少帝), used by historians, is the term meaning "latter little emperor". |
| [6] | Deposed and later demoted to marquis: Hǎihūn hóu (海昏侯) [63 BC]. |
| [7] | Appointed to hold both offices by an imperial edict issued between 3 Feb 6 and 17 Feb 6 AD. |
Last update: 10 Sep 2024