Ban Biao
Chinese historian (3-54) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ban Biao (3–54 AD) was historian and politician from Xianyang, Shaanxi during the Han dynasty. Ban was the nephew of a famous poet (Consort Ban) and concubine to Emperor Cheng. He wrote Treatise on the Mandate of Kings essay (王命論), that influenced Chinese concept of sovereignty. Essay was included in Wenxuan.[1]
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