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| | Articles - Emperor Wen of Han (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06) |
 | | His nephew, Emperor Houshao, viewed as a mere puppet of Grand Empress Dowager Lü and suspected of not being actually a son of Emperor Wen's older brother Emperor Hui, was deposed and executed. |
 | | Emperor Wen, during the early part of his reign, was often impressed with suggestions tendered by a young official, Jia Yi (賈誼), but opposed by senior officials, he did not promote Jia to particularlly high positions; rather, Jia was put into a rotation as a teacher for various princes. |
 | | Emperor Wen, in his will, reduced the usual mourning period to three days, contrary to the previous lengthy periods of mourning in which weddings, sacrifices, drinking, and the consumption of meat were disallowed, thus greatly reducing the burden on the people. |
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