biography
| name: |
Ban Gu
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also spelled Pan Ku
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pronunciation:
[ban goo]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (AD 32–92)
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| biography:
| Chinese historian, the brother of Ban Chao. His History of the Former Han (Han Shu) was, like Sima Qian's earlier work, based on official documentation, other histories and oral traditions, but with wider social, scientific, and artistic coverage. Started by AD 54, and completed by Ban Gu's sister Ban Zhao, it is a major source on the earlier Han dynasty. Equivalent to 800 000 English words, it established the format for the great series of standard histories on all succeeding dynasties. |
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