Emperor Xian of Han (2 April 181 – 21 April 234), personal name Liu Xie (劉協), courtesy name Bohe, was the 14th and last emperor of the Eastern Han dynasty...

should be included to distinguish its pronunciation from the single syllable xian.) The name was adopted in 1369 under the early Ming dynasty. Jesuit missionaries...

eastern Henan) under his control. In 196, Cao Cao led his army towards Luoyang. He encountered Dong Cheng and Yang Feng (who were shielding Emperor Xian from...

traditional Chinese: 許昌; postal: Hsuchang) is a prefecture-level city in central Henan province in Central China. It is bordered by the provincial capital of Zhengzhou...

in Yan Province (covering parts of present-day Henan and Shandong). In 196, he received Emperor Xian, the figurehead Han sovereign who was previously...

capital and largest city of Henan Province in the central part of the People's Republic of China. Located in northern Henan, it is one of the National...

moved Emperor Xian from the old capital Luoyang. The geographical position of Guandu (官渡; northeast of present-day Zhongmu County, Henan) made it a strategically...

his forces into Luoyang and escorted Emperor Xian to his own base in Xu (許; present-day Xuchang, Henan) and established the new imperial capital there...

spearheaded a coalition of warlords against Dong Zhuo, who held Emperor Xian hostage in the imperial capital, Luoyang, but failed due to internal disunity...

son, Xian Shu (隰叔, also called Du Xian or "Uncle Xian") fled to the state of Jin and was eventually appointed Minister of Justice (shishi 士師). Xian Shu's...

different. He was the son of Duke De of Qin and the younger brother of Duke Cheng. He married Mu Ji (穆姬), the daughter of Duke Xian of Jin, and married his daughter...

Ruizong also created him the Duke of Nanyang. At that time, Cen Xi's older brother Cen Xian (岑獻) was the deputy principal of the imperial university, and...

Shìshuō Xīnyǔ). The Seven Sages are Ji Kang (嵇康) (aka Xi Kang), Liu Ling (刘伶), Ruan Ji (阮籍), Ruan Xian (阮咸), Xiang Xiu (向秀), Wang Rong (王戎) and Shan Tao (山涛)...

Luoyang. Bian Xi (卞喜), a military officer under Cao Cao who was tasked with guarding Sishui Pass (north of present-day Xingyang, Henan). He pretended...

Later Yan capital north to Liaoning but Murong De refused to move north and founded the Southern Yan in Henan and Shandong. The Southern Yan was extinguished...

"Empress Xiao ² -zhen ³ Ci'an Yuqing Hejing Chengjing Yitian Zuosheng 4 Xian 5 ". This long name is still the one that can be seen on Ci'an's tomb today...

[editor], Warner, Ding Xiang [editor] (2017). The Poetry of Ruan Ji and Xi Kang . De Gruyter Mouton. ISBN 978-1-5015-0387-0 Xi Kang Xi Kang and Qin music....

Yuan Xi's widow, Lady Zhen, as a concubine, but in 221 Lady Zhen died and Guo Nüwang became empress. On 25 November 220, Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian, the...

County (陽翟縣), Yingchuan Commandery (潁川郡), which is in present-day Yuzhou, Henan. As a youth, he was famous for his intelligence and foresight. Since reaching...

pinyin: Xìnyáng; postal: Sinyang) is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Henan province, People's Republic of China, the southernmost administrative division...

"or as a man clothed with animal skins." He is also known as Bao Xi (包牺) and Mi Xi (宓羲). Pangu was said to be the creation god in Chinese mythology....

emperor, Emperor Xian, and the Han central government. He put his eldest son Yuan Tan in charge of Qing Province, second son Yuan Xi in charge of You...

Cao, who controlled the Han central government and the figurehead Emperor Xian, defeated Lü Bu at the Battle of Xiapi and executed him. Zhang Liao surrendered...

troops showed up in Luoyang and fetched Emperor Xian to their base in Xu (許; present-day Xuchang, Henan), which became the new Han imperial capital. Yang...

attendants. He died on May 16. Li Fuguo executed Empress Zhang, Li Xi, and Li Xian (李僩) the Prince of Yan. On May 18, Li Yu ascended the throne (as Emperor...

the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province. Governed as a prefecture-level city, it borders the provincial...

present-day Puyang, Henan) counties, and captured all of them. He also besieged Zhang Chao at Yongqiu (雍丘; present-day Qi County, Henan) and conquered the...

peregrinations in exile, he capitalized on the reforms of his father, Duke Xian (r. 676–651), who had centralized the state, killed off relatives who might...

prefecture Luo Prefecture (洛州, roughly modern Luoyang, Henan). In 661, when his older brother Li Xián the Prince of Pei had the literarily-talented official...

hun (1962) Huang mao guai ren (1962) – Cheung Yan Lai Xian he shen zhen xin zhuan shang ji (1962) Xi xue shen bian (1963) The Black Centipede (1963) Gu rou...