No Image.
Born
1 August 146
Died
25 January 168
Ancestral home
Luoyang
Also known as
Liu Zhi Emperor Huan Huan
Book mentions
18
Roles:
emperor
Factions:
Han dynasty (primary)
Relationships:
Liu Hong Distant Cousin/Relative
Appears in 10 chapters:
  • Chapter 1 — Three Heroes Swear Brotherhood In The Peach Garden; One Victory Shatters The Rebels In Battlegrounds.
    Emperor Huan, predecessor to Liu Hong; named only in the opening frame as the emperor who gave his confidence to the eunuchs.
  • Chapter 2 — Zhang Fei Whips The Government Officer; He Jin Plots To Kill The Eunuchs.
    Emperor Huan; referenced in the chapter's recap of the lead-up to Emperor Ling's death.
  • Chapter 5 — Cao Cao Appeals To The Powerful Lords; The Three Brothers Fight Against Lu Bu.
    Emperor Huan; named in passing in the chapter's frame.
  • Chapter 22 — Yuan Shao And Cao Cao Both Take The Field; Guan Yu And Zhang Fei Captures Two Generals.
    Emperor Huan, in whose reign Zheng Xuan rose to Chair of the Secretariat before the eunuchs drove him into Xuzhou retirement.
  • Chapter 27 — The Man Of Beautiful Beard Rides On A Solitary Journey; Guan Yu Slays Six Generals Through Five Passes.
    Emperor Huan, in whose days the old farmer Hu Hua served at court before retiring.
  • Chapter 31 — Cao Cao Overcomes Yuan Shao In Cangting; Liu Bei Seeks Shelter With Liu Biao In Jingzhou.
    Emperor Huan, in whose days the yellow star appeared over Chu and Song - the datum of Yin Kui's fifty-year prophecy.
  • Chapter 38 — Zhuge Liang Plans For The Three Kingdoms; Sun Quan Attacks Xiakou To Take Revenges.
    Emperor Huan, named with Ling in the old poem as the reigns where the Han's fiery virtue failed.
  • Chapter 57 — Sleeping Dragon Mourns In Chaisang; Young Phoenix Intervenes At Leiyang.
    Emperor Huan, in whose reign Ma Sui held and lost his little Tianshui magistracy.
  • Chapter 91 — Sacrificing At River Lu, The Prime Minister Marches Homeward; Attacking Wei, The Lord Of Wuxiang Presents A Memorial.
    Named with Emperor Ling in the Memorial as the cautionary pair whose reigns ruined the Latter Han by promoting mean people over worthy ones — the example the First Ruler discussed often with Zhuge Liang.
  • Chapter 93 — Jiang Wei Goes Over To Zhuge Liang; Zhuge Liang Reviles Wang Lang.
    Named with Emperor Ling by both speakers as the reigns in which the Han's rule declined — the shared premise from which Wang Lang argues Heaven changed its instrument and Zhuge Liang argues the court was simply corrupt.