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| name = Emperor Shang of Han<br />{{langn|zh|漢殤帝}}<br />
| birth_date = late October or early November 105<br />
| death_date = 21 September 106 (aged <1 year)<br />
| full name = Liu Long ({{lang|zh|劉隆}})<br />
| father = [[Emperor He of Han|Emperor He]]<br />
| image = <br />
| succession = [[Emperor of the Han dynasty]]<br />
| reign = 13 February<ref>''xinwei'' day of the 12th month of the 1st year of the ''Yuan'xing'' era, per Emperor Shang's biography in ''Book of the Later Han''</ref> – 21 September,<ref>''xinhai'' day of the 8th month of the 1st year of the ''Yan'ping'' era, per Emperor Shang's biography in ''Book of the Later Han''</ref> 106<br />
| predecessor = [[Emperor He of Han|Emperor He]]<br />
| successor = [[Emperor An of Han|Emperor An]]<br />
| house = [[Han dynasty|House of Liu]]<br />
| era dates = Yanping ({{lang|zh|延平}}; 106)<br />
| posthumous name = {{ubl|'''Short:''' Emperor Shang ({{lang|zh|殤帝}})|'''Full:''' Xiaoshang ({{lang|zh|孝殤}})}}<br />
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{{family name hatnote|[[Liu]]|lang=Chinese}}<br />
'''Emperor Shang of Han''' ({{zh|t=漢殤帝|p=Hàn Shāngdì|w=Han Shang-ti}}; late October or early November 105 – 21 September 106) was an infant [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the Chinese [[Han dynasty]] and the fifth emperor of the Eastern Han.<ref>{{Cite book |last=de Crespigny |first=Rafe |title=A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 AD) |publisher=BRILL |year=2006 |isbn=9789047411840 |pages=531}}</ref><br />
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Born '''Liu Long''', the infant was placed on the throne by the Empress Dowager [[Deng Sui]] when he was barely 100 days old, despite him having an older brother, Liu Sheng ({{lang|zh-hant|劉勝}}).<br />
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Empress Dowager Deng also kept Liu Hu ({{lang|zh-hant|劉祜}}) – the twelve-year-old cousin of the young emperor and future [[Emperor An of Han]] – in the capital [[Luoyang]] as insurance against the emperor's death. Liu Hu ascended to the throne when Emperor Shang died in September 106; however, Dowager Deng still remained as the [[regent]] for the teenager Emperor An. A [[decree]] by Empress Dowager Deng during this reign shed light on bureaucratic inefficiency.<br />
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Emperor Shang's reign, like his father's before him, was once again marred by corrupt eunuchs interfering themselves in important matters of state.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Prince Liu Long was born in autumn 105 to [[Emperor He of Han|Emperor He]] and a [[concubine]] whose identity is unknown. Because Emperor He had, during his reign, frequently lost sons due to childhood illnesses, according to the superstitions of the time, both Prince Long and his older brother Prince Sheng were given to [[foster parent]]s outside the palace to nurture.<br />
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When Emperor He died in February 106, his wife, Empress [[Deng Sui]], brought the young princes back to the palace. Prince Sheng was older but regarded as frequently ill and unfit for the throne; therefore Empress Deng created the infant Prince Long [[crown prince]] and soon after had him proclaimed Emperor Shang, with Empress Deng acting as [[empress dowager]].<br />
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==Reign==<br />
After Emperor Shang was proclaimed emperor, his brother Prince Sheng was created the Prince of Pingyuan.<br />
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Concerned that Emperor Shang might not live long, Empress Dowager Deng also kept Liu Hu ({{lang|zh-hant|劉祜}}) – the twelve-year-old cousin of the young emperor and future [[Emperor An of Han]] – in the capital [[Luoyang]] as insurance against the emperor's death. Prince Hu was viewed by some as the rightful heir to Emperor He, as he was the son of Prince Qing of Qinghe, who was once a crown prince under Emperor He's father [[Emperor Zhang of Han|Emperor Zhang]] but was deposed due to machinations of Emperor Zhang's wife [[Empress Zhangde|Empress Dou]].<br />
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As Emperor Shang was an infant, actual and formal power were vested with Empress Dowager Deng. Her brother Deng Zhi ({{lang|zh|鄧騭}}) became the most powerful official in the imperial government. During the short reign, Empress Dowager Deng issued a general pardon to those who had had rights stripped from them for associating with the family of Empress Dou.<br />
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=== Death ===<br />
In September 106, Emperor Shang died.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Swann |first=Nancy Lee |date=1931 |title=Biography of the Empress Têng: A Translation from the Annals of the Later Han Dynasty |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/593663 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=51 |issue=2 |pages=138–159 |doi=10.2307/593663 |jstor=593663 |issn=0003-0279|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The officials had by this time realized that his older brother, Prince Sheng, was not as ill as originally thought and therefore wanted to make him emperor. However, Empress Dowager Deng was concerned that Prince Sheng might bear a grudge at not being made emperor before his brother, and therefore insisted on making Emperor Shang's cousin, Prince Hu, emperor instead.<br />
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Emperor Shang, having died as a toddler, was not given a separate tomb, as is customary for emperors. Rather, in order to avoid unnecessary expenses, he was buried in the same tomb complex as his father Emperor He.<br />
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Prince Hu ascended to the throne – with the posthumous name "Emperor An" – when Emperor Shang died in 106; however, Dowager Deng still remained as the [[regent]] for the teenager Emperor An. A [[decree]] by Empress Dowager Deng during this reign shed light on bureaucratic inefficiency.<br />
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==Era name==<br />
* ''Yanping'' ({{lang|zh|延平}}) 106<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Family tree of the Han dynasty]]<br />
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