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LĂĽ Clan Disturbance
The Lü Clan Disturbance (Traditional Chinese: 呂氏之亂) (180 BC) refers to a political disturbance after the death of Grand Empress Dowager Lü of Han Dynasty, the aftermaths of which saw the clan of the deceased empress' family, the Lü consort clan being overthrown from their seats of power and massacred, the deposing of the puppet Emperor Houshao, and the ascension to the throne by Emperor Wen. Sometimes the term also encompasses to the total domination of the political scene by Grand Empress Dowager Lü and her clan after the death of her son Emperor Hui (188 BC) in an extent even greater than during his reign, and this article will discuss events during that period as well.
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