China: Emperor Guangwu (13 January 5 BCE - 29 March 57 CE), fifth emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 9 CE). Ming Dynasty hanging scroll painting, 1368-1644. Emperor Guangwu, born Liu Xiu, courtesy name Wenshu and temple name Shizu, was an emperor of the Han Dynasty, restorer of the dynasty in 25 CE and thus founder of the Later Han or Eastern Han (the restored Han Dynasty). Initially he ruled over part of China, but through the suppression and conquest of regional warlords, the whole of China was consolidated by the time of his death in 57.

---

Size: 3312px × 4985px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: art, arts, asia, asian, china, chinese, dynasty, east, eastern, emperor, guangwu, han, hanging, heaven, historical, history, image, images, imperial, king, leader, liu, mandate, ming, monarch, monarchy, painting, paintings, pictures, portrait, restorer, royal, royalty, ruler, scroll, shizu, wenshu, xiu