abstract:Emperor Ai of Han (27 BC – 1 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. He ascended the throne when he was 20, having been made heir by his uncle Emperor Cheng, who was childless, and he reigned from 7 BC to 1 BC.
Buddhismwasintroduced intoChinain the period ofAiEmperorof the Western HanDynasty, and the BuddhistCulturehadengenderedfar-reachinginfluenceon theChineseLiterature.