# 漢書

By Gu Ban.

"漢書" by Gu Ban is a historical work completed in 111 CE. Spanning the Western Han dynasty from 206 BCE to 23 CE, it chronicles emperors, officials, and cultural achievements in annals-biography form. Composed by Ban Gu with his sister Ban Zhao after their father's death, this pioneering single-dynasty history became the model for all subsequent Chinese dynastic histories. It remains the primary—sometimes only—source for understanding this crucial period. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Chinese
- Commentator: Shigu Yan
- Subjects: China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.

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