汉武帝的英文介绍

Emperor Wu of the HanDynaSty
Emperor Wu, namely Liuche, was the sixth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD). He reigned from 141 BC to 87 BC and his reign is one of the most celebrated in Chinese history. After his death, he was given a posthumous title of Emperor Shizong.

Emperor came to the throne at the age of sixteen. He carried out a series of reforms, devoted himself to military conquests and territorial expansion and that's why people call him Emperor Wu (Martial Emperor).

Emperor Wu's most important military campaigns were against the Xiongnu, an ancient tribe that lived in North China and posed a powerful threat to the Han Empire. After three expeditions, Emperor Wu finally drove the Xiongnu into the far north of Gobi, thus maintaining the safety of the Hexi Corridor. In order to avoid the aggression of other nomadic tribes, Emperor Wu also ordered the construction of the Great Wall.

In 138 BC, Emperor Wu sent a diplomatic expedition to Central Asia to try to find allies against the Xiongnu. Failed in his original purpose, Chinese ruler became aware of the cultures and customs of other nationalities. Eventually, this lead to the opening of the Silk Road which later served as a route for cultural and economical exchange between the east and the west.

In order to pay his military cost, Emperor Wu raised taxes, nationalized many private businesses and confiscated property for the nobility. He also restrained other thoughts but made Confucianism a state ideology.

During the reign of Emperor Wu, Western Han Dynasty was in a period of great prosperity.

Wu-ti
Crystal Reference Encyclopedia

[woo dee], also spelled Wu-ti (141–86 BC) Han dynasty emperor of China (his name means ‘martial emperor’). He respected Confucian scholarship, and began selecting administrators by oral examination (setting questions himself). Appointing himself head of the bureaucracy, he established (124 BC) a Confucian university for scholar-administrators. He sequestered noble lands, extended crown possessions, annexed S China, conquered Korea, Tonkin, and the SW with large armies, and invaded the Hun territories. He sent a major expedition (138–125 BC) to Bactria to ensure W trade routes, and a second expedition (101 BC, 30 000 troops) conquered Ferghana (2200 mi from Wudi's capital). These expeditions ensured Chinese control over the Tarim (later Xinjiang), and set a precedent for later spectacular Han triumphs.

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