Emperor Ling of Han China
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zh-tw:漢靈帝 zh-cn:漢灵帝
Emperor Ling of Han China, trad. ch 漢靈帝;, sim. ch 漢灵帝, py. hàn líng dì, wg. Han Ling-ti, (156-189) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang. The Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out during his reign.
| Family name | Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese |
| Given name | Hong (宏 py. hóng) |
| Era name | Jianning (建寧 py. jìan níng) 168-172 Xiping (熹平 py. xī píng) 172-178 Guanghe (光和 py. gūang hé) 178-184 Zhongping (中平 py. zhōng píng) 184-189 |
| Father | Liu Chang, Marquess of the "Jiedu Pavilion" (ch. 解渎亭侯苌) |
| Mother | consort Dong |
| Wife | 1) empress Song 2) empress He, then Empress Dowager He, sister of He Jin |
| Major concubines | consort Wang |
| Children | 1) crown prince Liu Bian by empress dowager He, then Prince or King of Hongnong (ch. Hongnong wang) after desposed by Dong Zhuo 2) Liu Xie by consort Wang, Prince of Chenliu (ch. Chenliu wang), then Emperor Xian of Han China |
| Duration of reign | 168 to 189 |
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| Posthumous name | 孝靈 (py. xiào zhí), literary meaning: "filial and agile" |
| Posthumous name in short | 靈 (py. líng) , literary meaning: "agile" |
| Preceded by: Emperor Huan of Han China |
Eastern Han Dynasty | Succeeded by: King of Hongnong of Han China |
