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Han Wudi

Format of naming convention in English is under discussion at Wikipedia talk:Naming conventions (Chinese).

Emperor Wu of Han China, ch. 漢武帝, py. hàn wŭ dì, wg. Han Wu-ti, (157 BC - 87 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

Family name	Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name	Che (徹 chè) in Chinese
Era name	Jianyuan (建元 py. jìan yúan) 140 BC-135 BC Yuanguang (元光 py. yúan gūang) 134 BC-129 BC Yuanshuo (元朔 py. yúan shùo) 128 BC-123 BC Yuanshou (元狩 py. yúan shòu) 122 BC-117 BC Yuanding (元鼎 py. yúan dĭng) 116 BC-111 BC Yuanfeng (元封 py. yúan fēng) 110 BC-105 BC Taichu (太初 py. tài chū) 104 BC-101 BC Tianhan (天漢 py. tīan hàn) 100 BC-97 BC Taishi (太始 py. tài shĭ) 96 BC-93 BC Zhenghe (征和 py. zhēng hé) 92 BC-89 BC Houyuan (後元 py. hòu yúan) 88 BC-87 BC
Father	Emperor Jing of Han China (eldest son of)
Mother
Wives	Empress Chen (deposed 130 BC) Empress Wei (suicide 91 BC)
Major concubines	consort Li consort Zhao consort Li consort Wang
Children	at least 1 son, 4 daughters
Duration of reign	141 BC-87 BC
Tomb
Temple name	世宗 (py. shìzōng), literary meaning: "genesis ancestor"
Courtesy name
Posthumous name	孝武 (py. xiào wŭ), literary meaning: "filial and martial"
Posthumous name in short	武 (py. wŭ), literary meaning: "martial"

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