Ruler · 176 – 190

Liu Bian

Lived 176 – 190; politician. Emperor of China of Han dynasty, 189; also in the line of Chinese Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Prince of Hongnong.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 176 – 190; 14 years
Lines: 2; states
Left it: killed; the ruler's own article

Emperor of China

Han dynasty · the 31st of 32 dated reigns · 202 BCE – 220

27 before

Emperor Zhi of Han145 – 146

Emperor Huan of Han146 – 168

Emperor Ling of Han168 – 189

Liu Bian189

Emperor Xian of Han189 – 220

killed, executed or dead in battledeposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roada second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 189 · under a year · came to it aged 13

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: killedread from the ruler's own article

the article also: deposed

In March 190, he was poisoned by Dong Zhuo, who deposed him and replaced him with his younger half-brother, Liu Xie (Emperor Xian).

Also in the line of Chinese Empire (46th of 395).

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