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| Keywords: Story of Jin Midi.JPG The story of Jin Midi Wu Liang Shrine Jiaxiang Shandong 2nd century AD Ink rubbings derived from stone-carved reliefs as represented in Feng Yunpeng and Feng Yunyuan Jinshi suo 1824 edition n p Jin Midi 金日磾 lived 134 86 BC was born a prince of the nomadic Xiongnu a confederation of Central Asian tribes that once dominated the eastern Eurasian Steppe He was captured by Han-dynasty Chinese forces and made a slave who tended horses in imperial stables However he gained the trust of Emperor Wu when he thwarted an assassination attempt against him When Emperor Wu lay dying at his bedside he designated Jin Midi Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie as regents to rule over his Liu Fuling then crown prince and later Emperor Zhao of Han Jin Midi thus became one of the top officials in central government Lillian Lan-Ying Tseng's Mediums and Messages The Wu Family Shrines and Cultural Production in Qing China in Rethinking Recarving China's Past Ideals Practices and Problems of the Wu Family Shrines and Han China London and New Haven Yale University Press and Princeton University Art Museum 2008 page 279 2nd century AD author PD-art Reliefs of the Han Dynasty Wu family shrines Han Dynasty Eastern Han Dynasty Western Han Dynasty Stone rubbings Xiongnu | ||||
