Since the early Western Han Dynasty there had taken place a large-scale removal of merited personnel and high officials, their kith and kin and families to Changling to protect Emperor Wu Di's tomb.

On his return, he became a palace attendant for Emperor Han Wudi, then in 108BCE, succeeded to his father's position. After reforming the Chinese calendar, in addition to his official duties ...

During his reign (140-87 B.C.), the most prosperous period of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, Emperor Wudi, expanded the territory of the empire from the Central Plain to the Western Regions (present ...