Emperor Hui of Han China
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Emperor Hui of Han China, ch 漢惠帝, py. hàn hùi dì, wg. Han Hui-ti, (210 BC - 188 BC) was the second emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.
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| Family name | Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese |
| Given name | Ying (盈 yíng) in Chinese |
| Era name | none |
| Father | Emperor Gao of Han China (eldest son of) |
| Mother | Empress Dowager Lü |
| Wife | Empress Chang |
| Children | at least 1 daughter who was murdered by Empress Dowager Lü |
| Duration of reign | 195 BC-188 BC |
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| Courtesy name | Posthumous name | 孝惠 (py. xiào hùi), literary meaning: "filial and benevolent" |
| Posthumous name in short | 惠 (py. hùi), literary meaning: "benevolent" |
He was remembered as a weak character dominated by his mother, Empress Dowager Lü. She installed his two puppet infants, Shaodi Kong and Shaodi Hong, the sons of Hui's concubine after Hui died without a designated heir.
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Preceded by:
Emperor Gao of Han ChinaWestern Han Dynasty
Succeeded by:
Empress Dowager Lü
