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Dongguan Hanji
The ''Dongguan Hanji'' () is a history of the Eastern Han dynasty. It was compiled in several stages by different people throughout the Eastern Han. It was considered the standard history of the Eastern Han until the Tang dynasty when it replaced by the ''Book of the Later Han''. Compilation The book started to be written in 72 CE, when Emperor Ming of Han ordered that a history be written of the reign of his father Emperor Guangwu of Han, Emperor Guangwu. Ban Gu, Chen Zong (陳宗), , Meng Ji (孟冀), , and were chosen to compile it. They worked on this project in the Orchid Terrace (''Lan tai'', 蘭臺), one of the libraries and archives in the Southern Palace complex in Luoyang. The result was a 28-chapter book entitled ''Jianwu zhu ji'' (建武注記), covering the time from 22 to 57 CE. In 120 CE, Deng Sui, Empress Dowager Deng Sui instructed , , , and to expand the ''Jianwu zhu ji''. They worked in the Eastern Lodge (''Dong guan'', 東觀), another library in the Southern P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–207 BC) and a warring interregnum known as the ChuHan contention (206–202 BC), and it was succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period (220–280 AD). The dynasty was briefly interrupted by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) established by usurping regent Wang Mang, and is thus separated into two periods—the Western Han (202 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han (25–220 AD). Spanning over four centuries, the Han dynasty is considered a golden age in Chinese history, and it has influenced the identity of the Chinese civilization ever since. Modern China's majority ethnic group refers to themselves as the "Han people", the Sinitic language is known as "Han language", and the written Chinese is referred to as "Han characters". The emperor was at the pinnacle of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
