List of emperors of the Han dynasty
Emperors
Below is a complete list of emperors of the Han dynasty, including their personal, posthumous, and era names. Excluded from the list are de facto rulers such as regents and empress dowagers.

List of emperors of the Han dynasty

Section Title: Emperors
Table Section Text: Below is a complete list of emperors of the Han dynasty, including their personal, posthumous, and era names. Excluded from the list are de facto rulers such as regents and empress dowagers.

Han dynasty sovereigns

Name by which most commonly known	Personal name	Reign	Posthumous name	Era name	Range of years

Western Han dynasty (202 BC–8 AD)

Emperor Gaozu of Han	Liu Bang	劉邦	202–195 BC	Gaodi	高帝

Emperor Hui of Han	Liu Ying	劉盈	195–188 BC	Huidi	惠帝	Did not exist

Emperor Qianshao	Liu Gong	劉恭	188–184 BC	Shaodi (Shaodi Gong)	少帝	Did not exist

Emperor Houshao of Han	Liu Hong	劉弘	184–180 BC	Shaodi (Shaodi Hong)	少帝	Did not exist

Emperor Wen of Han	Liu Heng	劉恆	180–157 BC	Wendi	文帝	Qíanyuán	前元	179–164 BC

Hòuyuán	後元	163–156 BC

Emperor Jing of Han	Liu Qi	劉啟	157–141 BC	Jingdi	景帝	Qíanyuán	前元	156–150 BC

Zhōngyuán	中元	149–143 BC

Hòuyuán	後元	143–141 BC

Emperor Wu of Han	Liu Che	劉徹	141–87 BC	Wudi	武帝	Jiànyuán	建元	141–135 BC

Yuánguāng	元光	134–129 BC

Yuánshuò	元朔	128–123 BC

Yuánshòu	元狩	122–117 BC

Yuándǐng	元鼎	116–111 BC

Yuánfēng	元封	110–105 BC

Tàichū	太初	104–101 BC

Tiānhàn	天漢	100–97 BC

Tàishǐ	太始	96–93 BC

Zhēnghé	征和	92–89 BC

Hòuyuán	後元	88–87 BC

Emperor Zhao of Han	Liu Fuling	劉弗陵	87–74 BC	Zhaodi	昭帝	Shǐyuán	始元	86–80 BC

Yuánfèng	元鳳	80–75 BC

Yuánpíng	元平	74 BC

Marquis of Haihun	Liu He	劉賀	74 BC	The Prince of Changyi	昌邑王 or 海昏侯	Yuánpíng	元平	74 BC

Emperor Xuan of Han	Liu Bingyi	劉病已	74–49 BC	Xuandi	宣帝	Běnshǐ	本始	73–70 BC

Dìjié	地節	69–66 BC

Yuánkāng	元康	65–61 BC

Shénjué	神爵	61–58 BC

Wǔfèng	五鳳	57–54 BC

Gānlù	甘露	53–50 BC

Huánglóng	黃龍	49 BC

Emperor Yuan of Han	Liu Shi	劉奭	49–33 BC	Yuandi	元帝	Chūyuán	初元	48–44 BC

Yǒngguāng	永光	43–39 BC

Jiànzhāo	建昭	38–34 BC

Jìngníng	竟寧	33 BC

Emperor Cheng of Han	Liu Ao	劉驁	33–7 BC	Chengdi	成帝	Jiànshǐ	建始	32–28 BC

Hépíng	河平	28–25 BC

Yángshuò	陽朔	24–21 BC

Hóngjiā	鴻嘉	20–17 BC

Yǒngshǐ	永始	16–13 BC

Yuányán	元延	12–9 BC

Suīhé	綏和	8–7 BC

Emperor Ai of Han	Liu Xin	劉欣	7–1 BC	Aidi	哀帝	Jiànpíng	建平	6–3 BC

Yuánshòu	元壽	2–1 BC

Emperor Ping of Han	Liu Kan	劉衎	1–6 AD	Pingdi	平帝	Yuánshǐ	元始	1–5 AD

Ruzi Ying	Liu Ying	劉嬰	6–8 AD	Ruzi1	孺子	Jùshè	居攝	6–8 AD

Chūshǐ	初始	8 AD

Xin dynasty (9–23 AD)

Wang Mang	Xin dynasty of Wang Mang (王莽)	9–23 AD	Shǐjiànguó	始建國	9–13 AD

Tiānfēng	天鳳	14–19 AD

Dìhuáng	地皇	20–23 AD

Continuation of Han dynasty

Gengshi Emperor	Liu Xuan	劉玄	23–25 AD	Gengshi-di	更始帝	Gēngshǐ	更始	23–25 AD

Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 AD)

Emperor Guangwu of Han	Liu Xiu	劉秀	25–57 AD	Guangwu-di	光武帝	Jiànwǔ	建武	25–56 AD

Jiànwǔzhōngyuán	建武中元	56–57 AD

Emperor Ming of Han	Liu Zhuang	劉庄	57–75 AD	Mingdi	明帝	Yǒngpíng	永平	57–75 AD

Emperor Zhang of Han	Liu Da	劉炟	75–88 AD	Zhangdi	章帝	Jiànchū	建初	76–84 AD

Yuánhé	元和	84–87 AD

Zhānghé	章和	87–88 AD

Emperor He of Han	Liu Zhao	劉肇	88–106 AD	Hedi	和帝	Yǒngyuán	永元	89–105 AD

Yuánxīng	元興	105 AD

Emperor Shang of Han	Liu Long	劉隆	106 AD	Shangdi	殤帝	Yánpíng	延平	9 months in 106 AD

Emperor An of Han	Liu Hu	劉祜	106–125 AD	Andi	安帝	Yǒngchū	永初	107–113 AD

Yuánchū	元初	114–120 AD

Yǒngníng	永寧	120–121 AD

Jiànguāng	建光	121–122 AD

Yánguāng	延光	122–125 AD

Marquess of Beixiang	Liu Yi	劉懿	125 AD	Shaodi, the Marquess of Beixiang	少帝 or 北鄉侯	Yánguāng	延光	125 AD

Emperor Shun of Han	Liu Bao	劉保	125–144 AD	Shundi	順帝	Yǒngjiàn	永建	126–132 AD

Yángjiā	陽嘉	132–135 AD

Yǒnghé	永和	136–141 AD

Hàn'ān	漢安	142–144 AD

Jiànkāng	建康	144 AD

Emperor Chong of Han	Liu Bing	劉炳	144–145 AD	Chongdi	沖帝	Yōngxī	永熹	145 AD

Emperor Zhi of Han	Liu Zuan	劉纘	145–146 AD	Zhidi	質帝	Běnchū	本初	146 AD

Emperor Huan of Han	Liu Zhi	劉志	146–168 AD	Huandi	桓帝	Jiànhé	建和	147–149 AD

Hépíng	和平	150 AD

Yuánjiā	元嘉	151–153 AD

Yǒngxīng	永興	153–154 AD

Yǒngshòu	永壽	155–158 AD

Yánxī	延熹	158–167 AD

Yǒngkāng	永康	167 AD

Emperor Ling of Han	Liu Hong	劉宏	168–189 AD	Lingdi	靈帝	Jiànníng	建寧	168–172 AD

Xīpíng	熹平	172–178 AD

Guānghé	光和	178–184 AD

Zhōngpíng	中平	184–189 AD

Liu Bian	Liu Bian	劉辯	189 AD	Shaodi, the Prince of Hongnong	少帝 or 弘農王	Guāngxī	光熹	189 AD

Zhàoníng	昭寧

Emperor Xian of Han	Liu Xie	劉協	189–220 AD	Xiandi	獻帝	Yǒnghàn	永漢	189 AD

Chūpíng	初平	190–193 AD

Xīngpíng	興平	194–195 AD

Jiàn'ān	建安	196–220 AD

Yánkāng	延康	220 AD

1 — Ruzi was prince, rather than emperor of Han. Officially, the throne of emperor of Han was vacant during 6AD to 9AD.

Sentence(s)

The Liu Bang posthumously known as Gaodi was the Emperor of the Han dynasty from 202 to 195 BC.

final_sentence: The Liu Bang posthumously known as Gaodi was the Emperor of the Han dynasty from 202 to 195 BC.