Prince of Hejian Established by Emperor Jing Prince of Linjiang Prince of Jiangdu Prince of Changsha Prince of Zhongshan Prince of Guangchuan Prince of Qinghe Prince of Changshan Prince of Jichuan Prince of Jidong Prince of Shanyang Prince of Jiyin Established by Emperor Wu Prince of Guangling Prince of Changyi Prince of Lu'an Prince of Zhending Prince of Sishui Prince of Pinggan Established by Emperor Xuan Prince of Huaiyang Prince of Dongping Prince of Gaomi Established by Emperor Yuan Prince of Dingtao Established by Emperor Cheng Prince of Guangde Established by Emperor Ai Prince of Guangping Established by Emperor Ping Prince of Guangshi Prince of Guangzong Crown Prince The Crown Prince in the Han dynasty was the heir apparent to the throne. The Crown Prince was normally the eldest son of the Emperor and the Empress, but not always. The power to nominate the Crown Prince lay with the throne, although the Emperor generally had to obtain the advice or consent of his high ministers. The Crown Prince would not be given a princedom but instead lived with the Emperor in the capital. When a prince became heir apparent, his principality merged with the realm and became extinct. The Crown Prince could be dismissed and this did indeed happen several times in the Han dynasty. List of Crown Princes Crown Prince Ying, son of Emperor Gaozu of Han, later Emperor Hui Crown Prince Qi, son of Emperor Wen of Han, later Emperor Jing Crown Prince Rong, son of Emperor Jing of Han, later demoted to Prince of Linjiang Crown Prince Che, son of Emperor Jing of Han, originally Prince of Jiaodong, later Emperor Wu Crown Prince Li, son of Emperor Wu of Han, rebelled and killed Crown Prince Fuling, son of Emperor Wu of Han, later Emperor Zhao Crown Prince Shi, son of Emperor Xuan of Han, later Emperor Yuan Crown Prince Ao, son of Emperor Yuan of Han, later Emperor Cheng Crown Prince Xin, grandson of Emperor Yuan of Han, originally Prince of Dingtao, adopted by Emperor Cheng of Han and later Emperor Ai See also History of the Han dynasty Chinese nobility Princes of the Ming dynasty Ancient Chinese states Eighteen Kingdoms Fengjian Han dynasty han Chinese kings Lists of leaders of China