PersonAD 181 – AD 234
Emperor Xian of Han
Also called: Liu Xie
Last emperor of the Eastern Han, controlled by Dong Zhuo and then Cao Cao, who abdicated to Cao Pi in 220
Where they went
3 related events
- 1
The warlord Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, replaced the emperor and took over the court. When the eastern lords raised a coalition against him, he burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang’an.
- 2
Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, the most powerful warlord in the north, at Guandu, opening the way to his unification of northern China.
- 3
Cao Cao’s son Cao Pi received the throne from Emperor Xian and founded Wei. The Han dynasty, which had lasted over four centuries, came to an end and the Three Kingdoms period began.
People who appear alongside
- Yuan ShaoAD 202
The most powerful northern warlord of the late Han, leader of the coalition against Dong Zhuo, defeated by Cao Cao at Guandu in 200
- Cao CaoAD 155 – AD 220
Chancellor and King of Wei in the late Han, who controlled Emperor Xian, defeated Yuan Shao at Guandu and unified the north, laying the foundation of Wei
- Dong ZhuoAD 192
Late Han warlord who seized Luoyang in 189, deposed Emperor Shao and enthroned Emperor Xian, and was killed by Lü Bu in 192
- Lü BuAD 198
Late Han general who killed Dong Zhuo with Wang Yun in 192 and was captured and executed by Cao Cao in 198
- Cao PiAD 187 – AD 226
First emperor of Wei (Emperor Wen), son of Cao Cao, who received the throne from Emperor Xian in 220
Themes this person appears in
- Ancient China and India770 BC – AD 220
From the Hundred Schools of the Warring States to the unified empires of Qin and Han, and from the Buddha to the Maurya and Kushan empires — the millennium that shaped East and South Asian civilisation
- The Three KingdomsAD 184 – AD 280
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan