The Book of Han (traditional Chinese: 漢書; simplified Chinese: 汉书; pinyin: Hànshū; Wade-Giles: Ch'ien Han Shu) is a classic Chinese historical writing completed in 111 CE, covering the history of Western Han from 206 BCE to 25 CE. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Wade-Giles (ˌweɪdˈʤaɪlz) sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization system (phonetic notation and Transcription) for the Mandarin Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. Events By place Roman Republic In the Battle of Ilipa ( Alcalá del Río, near Seville) in Spain, the Year 25 was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. It is also sometimes called the Book of Former Han. A second book, the Book of Later Han covers the Eastern Han period from 25 to 220, and composed in the 5th century by Fan Ye (398–445). The Book of the Later Han ( is one of the official Chinese Historical works which was compiled by Fan Ye in the 5th century, using The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. Year 25 was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Events By Place Roman Empire The Goths invade Asia Minor and the Balkans. The 5th century is the period from 401 to 500 in accordance with the Julian calendar in Anno Domini / Common Era. Fan Ye ( 398–445 Courtesy name Weizong (蔚宗 was a Chinese Historian and the compiler of Book of Later Han of Events By Place Western Roman Empire An imperial Edict obliges Roman landowners to yield 1/3 of their fields to the barbarians who have Events By Place Western Roman Empire An edict of Valentinian III is issued against the Manichaeans. Depending on sources, the earliest estimate date coverage begins anywhere from 206 to 202 BCE. ^[1]

Contents 1 Contents 1.1 Japan 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

Contents

The huge encyclopedic work was started by Ban Biao. Ban Biao ( 3–54 Courtesy name Shupi (叔皮 was a Chinese Historian, and an official born in what is now born in Xianyang Shaanxi Following his death, Ban Gu, eldest son of Ban Biao, continued working on the book, which grew to a total of 100 volumes, and included essays on law, science, geography, and literature. Ban Gu ( 32–92 Courtesy name Mengjian (孟堅 was a 1st century Chinese historian best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society Science (from the Latin scientia, meaning " Knowledge " or "knowing" is the effort to discover, and increase human understanding Geography (from Greek γεωγραφία - geografia) is the study of the Earth and its lands features inhabitants and phenomena Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter His younger sister Ban Zhao, finished the writing in 111, 19 years after he was put in prison, and made the minor volumes 13-20th (eight chronological charts) and 26th (astronomical biography) included to the work. Bān Zhāo {45-116 CE}( fl 1st century Courtesy name Huiban (惠班 was the first female Chinese Historian. Like the Records of the Grand Historian, Zhang Qian, a famous Chinese general who travelled to the west, was the key source for the cultural and socio-economic data on the Western Regions contained in the work on 96th volume. Zhang Qian ( 張[[wikt 騫|騫]] Wade-Giles Chang Ch'ien was an imperial envoy to the outside world in the 2nd century BC during the time of the Han Dynasty The Western Regions or Xiyu ( was a historical name specified in the Chinese chronicles between the 3rd century BC to 8th century that referred to the regions west of Jade

The book set the format for the writings of later Chinese dynasties, and today it is a reference used to study the Han period. It is often regarded as part of the early four historiographies of the Twenty-Four Histories canon, together with the Records of the Grand Historian, Records of Three Kingdoms and Book of Later Han. The Twenty-Four Histories ( is a collection of Chinese Historical books covering a period of history from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the The Records of the Grand Historian, also known in English by the Chinese name 史記 or Shiji, written from 109 BC to 91 BC The Records of Three Kingdoms ( is the official and authoritative historical text on the period of Three Kingdoms covering from 189 to 280,

Japan

The Japanese appear in written history in this book (Book of the Later Han), in which it is recorded, "The people of Wa are located across the ocean from Lelang, are divided into more than one hundred tribes, and come to offer tribute from time to time. The Book of the Later Han ( is one of the official Chinese Historical works which was compiled by Fan Ye in the 5th century, using Lelang was one of the Chinese Commanderies which was kept in the Korean Peninsula over 400 years until Goguryeo conquered it in 313 A " It is later recorded that in 57, the southern Wa kingdom of Na sent an emissary named Taifu to pay tribute to Emperor Guangwu and received a golden seal. Family background Liu Xiu was the sixth generation descendant of Emperor Jing of the Former (or Western Han According to the Book of Wei, the most powerful kingdom on the archipelago in the 3rd century was called Yamataikoku and was ruled by the legendary Queen Himiko. The Book of Wei ( is a classic Chinese historical writing compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and serves as an important historical An archipelago (ɑrkəˈpɛləgoʊ is a chain or cluster of Islands The word archipelago literally means "chief Sea " from Italian The 3rd century is the period from 201 to 300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. was an ancient country in Wa (Japan during the late Yayoi period. was an obscure Shaman queen of Yamataikoku in ancient Wa (Japan.

See also

• Twenty-Four Histories

Notes

References

• Hulsewé, A. F. P. and Loewe, M. A. N. 1979. China in Central Asia: The Early Stage 125 BC – AD 23: an annotated translation of chapters 61 and 96 of the History of the Former Han Dynasty. E. J. Brill, Leiden.
• Watson, Burton. 1974. Courtier and Commoner in Ancient China. Selections from the History of the Former Han. Columbia University Press, New York. (A translation of chapters 54,63,65,67,68,71,74,78,92, and 97).
• Wu, Shuping, "Hanshu" ("Book of Han"). Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed. The Encyclopedia of China ( "China Great Encyclopedia" is the first large-entry modern Encyclopedia in the Chinese language.

External links

• Pan Chao (Ban Zhao), Female Historian
• Silk Road Seattle (The Silk Road Seattle website contains many useful resources including a number of full-text historical works, maps, photos, etc. )

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