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Liu He was a Han Dynasty emperor for 27 days before his vulgarity had him exiled. But this disgraced royal amassed impressive wealth and took it to his tomb.
Wudi, Wade-Giles romanizationWu-ti, original name Liu Che, (born 156 bc died March 29, 87 bc), posthumous name (shi) of the autocratic Chinese emperor (141–87 bc) who vastly increased the authority of the Han dynasty (206 bc–ad 220) and extended Chinese influence abroad. He made Confucianism the state religion of China. Liu Che was probably the 11th son of the Jingdi emperor, the fifth ruler of the Han dynasty. Not being the eldest son, he would normally not have ascended the throne, but relatives of the emperor secured his designation as heir apparent at age seven. From his relatives and his teachers,
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