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Also Known As Pan Ku • Pan Gu
Born 32? • Chang’an • China
Died 92
Notable Works “The History of the Former Han Dynasty”
Notable Family Members father Ban Biao • brother Ban Chao • sister Ban Zhao
Subjects Of Study China • Han dynasty
Liu E
Chinese writer
Zhu Shunshui
Chinese patriot
Ban Zhao
Chinese scholar
Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman
Ban Biao
Chinese official
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi
Chinese author and political reformer
Qu Qiubai
Chinese leader
Mao Dun
Chinese author
Huang Zongxi
Chinese scholar
Wang Fuzhi
Chinese philosopher, historian, and poet
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Chinese author
Ma Duanlin
Chinese historian
Zheng Qiao
Chinese historian
Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
Kangxi
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Hongwu emperor; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Hongwu
emperor of Ming dynasty
Sun Yat-sen
Sun Yat-sen
Chinese leader

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