Family background and accession to the throne Emperor Ling of Han












liu hong hereditary marquis – marquis of jiedu village (解瀆亭侯). in han dynasty, village marquis s marquisate comprised 1 village or, in rarer cases, 2 or 3 villages. third person in family hold title; father liu chang (劉萇) , grandfather liu shu (劉淑) formerly marquis of jiedu village. great-grandfather, liu kai (劉開), prince of hejian (河間王), sixth son of emperor zhang, third emperor of eastern han dynasty. mother, lady dong, liu chang s formal spouse.


when emperor huan died in 168 without son succeed him, empress, empress dou, became empress dowager, , examined genealogy of imperial clan choose candidate next emperor. reasons unknown, assistant liu shu (劉儵) recommended liu hong, marquis of jiedu village. after consulting father dou wu , confucian scholar-official chen fan, empress dowager dou installed 12-year-old liu hong on throne, , continued ruling on behalf regent. newly enthroned emperor ling bestowed posthumous titles on grandfather, father , grandmother, honouring them emperors , empress respectively. mother, lady dong, did not become empress dowager , instead received title of honoured lady.







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