What are the main achievements of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty?

1. The first emperor to unify his thoughts with Confucianism.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, following Dong Zhongshu's suggestion, he "dismissed a hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone" and promoted Confucian education. The dominant position of Confucianism in ancient China was established. It ruled China for more than two thousand years.

It was a period when a hundred schools of thought contended. Everyone has his own theory, and everyone thinks he is right. This idea of opposing others was the root of opposition and contradiction in feudal period.

Second, the first emperor set up imperial academy to train talents.

Imperial academy is an ancient university in China. Imperial College in Han Dynasty was the first formal institution of higher learning founded by the government in the history of feudal society in China. It was established in Hanwu for more than two thousand years, and it is a bright pearl in the history of education in China.

In the sixth year of Jianyuan (BC 135), imperial academy was established in Chang 'an. At Imperial College, a doctor was appointed as a professor. At the beginning, Dr. Wu Jing was established to teach Confucian classics such as poetry, calligraphy, ceremony, Yi, Spring and Autumn Period. Students are called "doctoral students" or "business students". When imperial academy was founded, there were 50 people, and "doctoral students" enjoyed the privilege of being exempted from voluntary labor. "

Selection of doctoral disciples ",selected by Taichang, selected by county and country. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also ordered all counties and countries in the world to set up school officials, and initially established a local education system. Imperial academy and Hexian Sinology mainly cultivated feudal bureaucrats who ruled the people, but it also played an important role in spreading culture.

Third, the first emperor expanded the territory of China.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, * * * expanded its territory: 6.5438+0.98 million square kilometers. Specific collateral work: break the Xiongnu in the north and reach Yinshan directly. Zhang Qian in the northwest connects the western regions, and the four counties in Hexi are located in Hexi Corridor and Huangshui River Basin. Le Lang and other four counties are located in the northeast of Korea. Southwest is located in seven counties in southwest Yi. Southeast caresses East Vietnam. Destroy South Vietnam in the south. Zhu Ya County is located in Hainan Island.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Zhang Qian to the Western Regions twice and opened the Silk Road. China introduced technologies such as iron smelting, sinking, silk making and lacquer making, while the west (region) introduced cucumbers, carrots, grapes, blood horses, walnuts and gastrodia elata. The establishment of friendly relations between the Western Han Dynasty and countries in the western regions has great historical significance and played an inestimable role.

Fourth, the first emperor used the emperor's year number to mark the era.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the first emperor to use the title of the year in the history of China. 1 13 BC, Emperor Wu took this year as four years, and changed the previous years to six years of Jianyuan, Yuanguang, Yuanshuo and Yuanshou.

Fifth, the first emperor to criticize himself in the form of guilt and self-criticism.

In the fourth year (the first 89 years), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty declared to the world that he had caused suffering to the people, and he would never resort to war, waste people's money or even express his inner remorse. This is the "guilt on the wheel platform". This imperial edict is the first imperial edict in the history of China.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Liu Che (Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty)