Three Kingdoms History: Emperor Ling [Liu Hong]

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Emperor Ling [Liu Hong]   靈帝[劉宏]

Lived: AD 156–189

Biographies:
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Served: Han

Emperor Ling of Han (AD 156–189). Ruled through the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

Officer Details

Wade-Giles: Emperor Ling [Liu Hung]
Simplified Chinese: 灵帝[刘宏]
Pronunciation: Ling2 Di4 [Liu2 Hong2]  

Name Notes: In Chinese the name of the emperor comes before the use of the word emperor hence Ling (the name) Di (emperor).

Literary Appearances

Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 1, 2, 4, 36, 37, 57, 93

Biography

Sanguo Yanyi

Son of Emperor Huan. He placed all his trust with the eunuchs, in particular Zhang Rang, whom he referred to as a foster father. He had two sons, one from Empress He named Liu Bian and one from Lady Wang known as Liu Xian. Emperor Ling favoured Xian and wished for him to succeed his throne. However, the Emperor died before he could see this through. Liu Bian succeeded Emperor Ling.

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September 20, 2008