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Emperor Ai of Han China

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Emperor Ai of Han China, ch. 漢哀帝, py. hàn āi dì, wg. Han Ai-ti, (51 BC - 7 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. The emperor and Dong Xian were lovers, same sex relationships and attractions being called "the passions of the cut sleeve" after a story that rather than disturb the sleeping Dong Xian, Ai cut off his sleeve.

Personal information

Family name	Liu (劉 liú) in Chinese
Given name	Xin (欣 py. xīn)
Era name	Jianping (建平 py. jìan píng) 6 BC-3 BC Yuanshou (元壽 py. yúan shòu) 2 BC-1 BC
Father	Prince Kang of Dingtao of Dingtao, half-brother of Emperor Cheng of Han China
Mother	consort Ding
Wives	empress Ding (deposed 18 BC) empress Fu
Children	none
Duration of reign	7 BC-1 BC
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Posthumous name	孝哀 (py. xiào āi), literary meaning: "filial and lamentable"
Posthumous name in short	哀 (py. āi), literary meaning: "lamentable"

Preceded by:
Emperor Cheng of Han China

Western Han Dynasty

Succeeded by:
Emperor Ping of Han China

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