7 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (7)
The emperor ascended Mount Tai and performed the feng sacrifice, sat in the Mingtang hall and changed the era name to Yuanfeng. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷006 武帝元封元年四月)
From Mount Tai he toured the eastern coast to Jieshi, followed the northern border from Liaoxi through Jiuyuan and returned to Ganquan. (Book of Han (Hanshu), Imperial Annals 漢書卷006 武帝元封元年(四月 이후))
Emperor Wu toured Shuofang to the north, reviewed over 100,000 troops, and on his return sacrificed at the Yellow Emperor's tomb at Qiaoshan. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷012 孝武本紀)
From Fenggao he reached Liangfu; on the fourth month, day yimao, he performed the feng sacrifice at the foot of Mount Tai and, with the attendant Ziheou, climbed the mountain and secretly performed the feng. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷012 孝武本紀)
After the feng, he returned along the coast to Jieshi, crossed the northern frontier through Liaoxi to Jiuyuan, and in the fifth month went back to Ganquan, changing the era name to Yuanfeng. (Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals 史記卷012 孝武本紀)
In the fourth month, at Fenggao, sacrifices were offered to the Earth Lord of Liangfu Mountain. On the day yimao, a feng mound was raised east of Mount Tai below. The Son of Heaven, with the attendant Guo Zihou, ascended Mount Tai and performed a secret rite. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷020 (원문 단락 #1596, -110년))
Changes of power ◆
Places where the world territory data shows a change of borders in this year.
◆ Cyrenaica appears
◆ Himyar appears
◆ Minyue ends
◆ Nanyue ends
◆ Han dynasty takes 390,300 km² of former Xiongnu land
◆ Han dynasty takes 352,900 km² of former Nanyue land
◆ Han dynasty takes 269,800 km² of former Minyue land
◆ Parthian Empire takes 130,100 km² of former Seleucid Empire land