Ban Gu (AD 32–92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is …

Ban Gu was a Chinese scholar-official of the Dong (Eastern), or Hou (Later), Han dynasty and one of China’s most noteworthy historians. His Han shu (translated as The History of the Former Han Dynasty) became the model most frequently used by later Chinese historians.

Nov 19, 2011 · Ban Gu 班固 (32-92 CE), courtesy name Mengjian 孟堅, was an important historian of the early Later Han period 後漢 (25-220 CE). He is known as the main author of the official dynastic history of the Former Han period 前漢 (206 BCE-8 CE), the Hanshu 漢書, and as the compiler of the first part of the Dongguan hanji 東觀漢記.

3 days ago · Ban Gu (c. 32-100), courtesy name Mengjian, was a famous historian, writer and politician during the Eastern Han Dynasty. He was born in today's Henan Province. As the main compiler of the "Book of Han", Ban Gu not only made outstanding contributions in the field of history, but also had a profound impact on the development of literature and ...

Dec 18, 2008 · In this first book-length critical study of Ban Gu and his works, Anthony Clark provides both biographical and historical information about Ban Gu and his political context, while also reflecting on how that context formed his portrayal of history.

Oct 20, 2024 · Ban Gu was a Chinese historian and poet who lived during the Eastern Han dynasty. He was born in 32 CE in present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu province and died in 92 CE. He was the younger brother of Ban Biao, who was also a historian, and the father of Ban Zhao, who was the first known female Chinese historian.

The Chronicles of the Han Dynasty was the first dynastic history book in the jizhuanti (history presented in a series of biographies) format in China composed by Ban Gu in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25–220), also known as Book of Han , or History of the Former Han .

Ban Gu (bahn gew) was a member of the illustrious Ban family of Han China (206 b.c.e. to 220 c.e.). Since the generation of his great-great-grandfather, the Bans had distinguished themselves in scholarship, serving the Han imperial government in both court and provincial posts.

Ban Gu (AD 32–92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is …

Ban Gu (AD 32 – 92) was a Chinese historian, poet, and politician best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han, the second of China's 24 dynastic histories. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is …