1. Han Dynasty Emperor Liu Long
Han Dynasty Emperor Liu Long (November 5, 105 - September 21, 106), Han Emperor Liu Zhao's youngest son, was raised among the people. YuanxingOn December 22nd of the first year of Yuanxing (February 13th, 106 AD), Emperor He of the Han Dynasty passed away in Zhangde's front hall. Liu Longgang, who came to the throne at this time, was born more than 100 days ago.
On the sixth day of August in the first year of Yanping (September 21, 106 AD), when the Empress Dowager Deng Sui was giving orders, Liu Long, who had only been emperor for 221 days, passed away quietly. He was only two years old, but was actually under one year old. He died in infancy, so he was given the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaoshang". Therefore, Han Emperor Liu Long was also the emperor with the shortest life span in Chinese history.
2. Han Ying Emperor Liu Yi
Liu Yi (? - 125 years), a calf, Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin's grandson, Jibei King Hui Liu Shou son, Han An Emperor Liu Hu's cousin. In March of the fourth year of Yanguang (125 years), Emperor An of the Han Dynasty passed away. In order to control the government, Empress Dowager Yan, with the support of her brother Yan Xian, welcomed Liu Yi as emperor. When Liu Yi was in power, the power of the court was controlled by the Yan Xian brothers. They acted arrogantly and sidelined Liu Yi. In October of the same year, Liu Yi died of illness. Later, the eunuch Sun Cheng and others conspired to kill the Yan Xian brothers and Jiang Jing, and welcomed Liu Bao, the king of Jiyin, as emperor, who was the Shun Emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Three, Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty Liu Bing
Liu Bing, courtesy name Ming, was the son of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bao, and his mother was a poppy. On April 15, the first year of Jiankang (144), Liu Bing was appointed crown prince by Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty. On August 6, the first year of Jiankang (144), Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty passed away. At that time, Emperor Shun Emperor's queen Liang Yu had no sons, so she made the crown prince Liu Bing the emperor and respected Liang Yu as the empress dowager.
After Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, his maternal relative, the Liang family, took control of the government. Liang Yu's brother, General Liang Ji, became domineering and the people were in dire straits. Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty fell ill soon after he succeeded to the throne. Liang Ji summoned the great-great-grandson of Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin and the son of King Bohai Xiao Liu Hong Liu Zan to Duting in Luoyang, preparing to make him emperor after the death of Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty. On the sixth day of the first lunar month of the first year of Yongxi (February 15, 145), Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty died in the front hall of Yutang due to illness. He was only three years old.
4. Han Zhi Emperor Liu Zuan
Liu Zuan is the great-great-grandson of Han Zhang Emperor Liu Jin. The great-grandfather of Liu Zan, Mr. and Mrs. Liu, was the eldest son of Emperor Zhang of Han Dynasty. Due to the low status of his biological mother, he was deprived of the right to inherit the throne. In the fourth year of Jianchu (79), he was named King Qiancheng (the feudal state was located near today's Gaoqing County, Shandong Province). In the first month of the first year of Yongxi (145 years), Emperor Chong of the Han Dynasty died of illness at the age of 3. At that time, Liang Ji, the brother of the Empress Dowager Liang, supported Liu Zan, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Zhang of the Han Dynasty, who was only eight years old, as the emperor, and inherited the Han Dynasty.
After Liu Zuan came to the throne, Liang Ji, his relative and powerful minister, became even more arrogant and domineering. In the first year of Benchu (146), Liu Zuan was poisoned to death by Liang Ji for calling Liang Ji a "domineering general". He was posthumously named Emperor Xiaozhi. He was only nine years old and was buried in Jinling .
5. Han Shao Emperor Liu Bian
Liu Bian (176 - March 6, 190) was the eldest son of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong and Queen He . In 189 AD, after the death of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong, Liu Bian succeeded to the throne and was known as the Young Emperor in history. Due to his young age, the real power was in the hands of his mother, the Empress Dowager He, and his maternal uncle, the General He Jin. During the reign of the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty, the Eastern Han Dynasty was already in name only. Soon after he took the throne, General He Jin's relatives group started a fight with the eunuch group, which caused Luoyang to fall into civil strife.
In this context, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty was held hostage by Liangzhou prince Dong Zhuo, and was finally deposed as King Hongnong, becoming the only deposed emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. His half-brother King ChenliuLiu Xie succeeded to the throne as emperor, and was the emperor of Han Dynasty. A year after he was deposed, Liu Bian committed suicide under the coercion of Dong Zhuo. He was only fifteen years old (some say eighteen years old). His younger brother, Emperor Xian, posthumously named him King Huai. To sum up, in the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty, except for many emperors who ascended the throne at a young age, these emperors were generally unable to hold power and became puppets in the hands of their relatives and eunuchs.
