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Emperor Ming of Han China, Chinese character|ch. 漢明帝, py. h?n m?ng d?, wg. Han Ming-ti, (AD 28 - AD 75) was an emperor of China |emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty.

One night, he is said to have dreamed of a deity flying over his palace. The next day he told his ministers, and the minister Zhong Hu explained to him that he probably dreamed of Buddha in India. The emperor then sent a delegation of 18 headed by Cai Yin, Qin Jing and Wang Zun to seek Buddhism. They returned from Afghanistan with an image of Gautama Buddha, 42 sutras and two eminent monks. The next year, the emperor ordered the construction of White Horse Temple three li west of the capital Luoyang, to remember the horse that carried back the sutras. It was China's first Buddhist temple.

Personal information

Chinese family name|Family name	Liu (劉 li?) in Chinese language|Chinese
Chinese name|Given name	Zhuang (莊 py. zhūang)
Chinese era name|Era name	Yongping (永平 py. yŏng p?ng) 58-75
Father	Emperor Guangwu of Han China (eldest son of)
Mother	Empress Yin Lihua
Wife	Empress Ma, daughter of military leader Ma Yuan and died childless in 79
Major concubines	consort Jia
Children	9 sons
Duration of reign	AD 57-AD 75
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Posthumous name	孝明 (py. xi?o m?ng), literary meaning: "filial and brilliant"
Posthumous name in short	明 (py. m?ng), literary meaning: "brilliant"

Preceded by: Emperor Guangwu of Han China

Eastern Han Dynasty

Succeeded by: Emperor Zhang of Han China

Category:28 births|Ming of Han China
Category:75 deaths|Ming of Han China
Category:Han Dynasty emperors|Ming of Han China

Last Modified:   2005-03-10