Ban Gu
Chinese historian, politician and poet (AD 32–92) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Chinese deity, see Pangu.
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 particularly associated with the Han era. A number of Ban's fu were collected by Xiao Tong in the Wen Xuan.
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Born | AD 32 |
Died | AD 92 (aged 59–60) |
Other names | Mengjian |
Occupation(s) | Historian, poet, politician |
Known for | Book of Han |
Relatives | Ban Biao (father) Consort Ban (grand-aunt) Ban Chao (brother) Ban Zhao (sister) |
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Chinese | 班固 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 孟堅 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 孟坚 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | (courtesy name) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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