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Emperor Wu of Han


 

Emperor Wu of Han (156 BC*–March 29, 87 BC), personal name Liu Che, was the sixth emperor of the Han Dynasty in China, ruling from 141 BC to 87 BC. Emperor Wu is considered one of the greatest emperors throughout Chinese history, ranking alongside Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty, the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty.

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156 BC - * - March 29 - 87 BC - Emperor - Han Dynasty - China - 141 BC - Chinese history - Emperor Taizong - Tang dynasty - Yongle Emperor - Ming Dynasty - Kangxi Emperor - Qing dynasty

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As a military campaigner, Emperor Wu brought Han China to its greatest expansion, with borders spanning from Kyrgyzstan in the west, Northern Korea in the Northeast, to Northern Vietnam in the south. He was best known for his role in expelling the nomadic Xiongnu from the boundary of China. Emperor Wu dispatched his envoy Zhang Qian in 139 BC to seek an alliance with the Yuezhi of modern Uzbekistan. Zhang returned in 123 BC and Emperor Wu then sent many missions per year to Central Asia. Although historical records do not describe him as a follower of Buddhism, exchanges probably occurred as a consequence of these embassies, and there are suggestions that he received Buddhist statues from Central Asia, as depicted in Mogao Caves murals.

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Kyrgyzstan - Korea - Vietnam - Xiongnu - Zhang Qian - 139 BC - Yuezhi - 123 BC - Central Asia - Buddhism - Mogao Caves

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Emperor Wu adopted the principles of Confucianism as the state philosophy and code of ethics for his empire. He started a school to teach future administrators the Confucian classics. Emperor Wu's reign lasted 54 years - a record that would not be broken until the reign of Emperor Kangxi in the 17th/18th century more than 1800 years later.

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Confucianism - Emperor Kangxi

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