The
Gengshi Emperor (; died AD 25), was an
emperor of the
Han Dynasty restored after the fall of
Wang Mang's
Xin Dynasty. He was also known by his
courtesy name Shenggong and as the
King or
Prince of Huaiyang , a
posthumous title bestowed upon him by
Emperor Guangwu of the
Eastern Han. The Gengshi Emperor was viewed as a weak and incompetent ruler, who briefly ruled over an empire willing to let him rule over them, but was unable to keep that empire together. He was eventually deposed by the
Chimei and strangled a few months after his defeat.