漢冲帝
Emperor Chong was the only son of Emperor Shun. Then-Prince Bing was born to Emperor Shun and his concubine Consort Yu in 143. (Virtually nothing is known about his mother, other than that she entered the palace when she was 12 (but it is not known what year that was), and that she was also the mother of Prince Bing"s sister Princess Sheng.) He was Emperor Shun"s only son.
He ascended the throne at the age of one and reigned less than six months. Emperor Chong died in 145. He was less than three years old.
In 144, Emperor Shun, apparently already ill, created Prince Bing crown prince.
Less than four months later, Emperor Shun died, and Crown Prince Bing, at the age of one, ascended the throne as Emperor Chong. As Emperor Chong was only a toddler, Emperor Shun"s wife Empress Dowager Liang served as regent.
During Emperor Chong"s reign, agrarian revolts, which were already a problem late in Emperor Shun"s reign, became more serious—and even the tomb of Emperor Shun was dug up by bandits. Early in 145, Emperor Chong died.
Empress Dowager Liang was initially going to keep Emperor Chong"s death a secret until she would decide on who the successor would be, but she listened to the key official Li Gu (李固) and decided to properly and publicly announce Emperor Chong"s death immediately.
She summoned Emperor Chong"s third cousins Liu Suan (劉蒜), the Prince of Qinghe, and Liu Zuan (劉纘), the son of Liu Hong (劉鴻), Prince Xiao of Bohai, to the capital, and considered the two of them. Liu Suan was apparently an adult (although history did not record his age) and was described as solemn and proper, and the officials largely favored him. However, Liang Ji wanted a younger emperor so that he could remain in absolute control longer, and he persuaded Empress Dowager Liang to make the seven-year-old Prince Zuan as emperor (as Emperor Zhi).
Emperor Chong, having died in young childhood, was buried in his father"s tomb complex in order to save costs.
Long after Emperor Chong"s death, in 175, Emperor Ling bestowed on Emperor Chong"s mother Consort Yu a more elevated imperial consort title (貴人, Guiren) than her original title (美人, Meiren) in recognition of her status as an emperor"s mother. Yongxi (永熹 py yōng xī) 145
Father
Emperor Shun of Han
Mother
Consort Yu.
