Chapter 80: Eclipse and Restoration Flashcards
Cheng-chun
she was the mother of Chengdi, and when Chengdi was eighteen Cheng-chun became an empress dowager, with regent-like powers.
Chengdi
he was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty ruling from 33 until 7 BC.
Liu Xiu/Guang Wudi
he was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in AD 25 and the founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han.
Mingdi
he was the second emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty and the second son of Emperor Guangwu.
The Red Eyebrows
it was one of the two major rebellion movements against Wang Mang’s short-lived Xin dynasty.
Ruzi
he was also known as Emperor Ruzi of Han and the personal name of Liu Ying, was the last emperor of the Chinese Western Han Dynasty from AD 6 to AD 9.
Sutta in Forty-two Sections
it is regarded as the first Indian Buddhist sutra translated into Chinese.
Wang Mang
he was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded the Xin Dynasty, ruling AD 9–23.
Xin Dynasty
it was a Chinese dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 CE. It interrupted the Han dynasty, dividing it into the periods of the Western Han and the Eastern Han.
