Emperor Qianshao of Han

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Emperor Qianshao of Han (Chinese: 漢前少帝, 193 BC – 15 June 184 BC), birth name said to be Liu Gong (Chinese: 劉恭), was the third emperor of the Han dynasty. He was a son of Emperor Hui by an unknown minor wife or concubine—although there is some controversy on the subject—and was adopted by Emperor Hui's wife, Empress Zhang Yan. At the instigation of his grandmother, Empress Lü, Empress Zhang had Emperor Qianshao's mother put to death. Very little about Emperor Qianshao's life and personality is known. There are only a few major important events in his life that are documented (which does not even include the year of his birth). In 188 BC, his father Emperor Hui died, and he, who had been previously made crown prince, succeeded to the throne. However, his grandmother, now Grand Empress Dowager Lü, publicly presided over all government affairs. Sometime in or before 184 BC, Emperor Qianshao discovered that he was not in fact now-Empress Dowager Zhang's son and that his mother had been put...

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