Fan Ye's Book of later Han (Houhanshu).
"The Book of Later Han (Houhanshu) by Fan Ye (398-445) is enormously important as China's most complete work on Eastern Han history in biographical form. For the first time in any Western language, the author introduces Fan Ye's magnificent writings in lively translation with rich ann...
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| Other title: | Hou Han shu. English Fan Ye's Houhanshu. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Chinese |
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Leiden :
Brill,
2023-
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| Series: | Military history and ethnicity ;
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| Summary: | "The Book of Later Han (Houhanshu) by Fan Ye (398-445) is enormously important as China's most complete work on Eastern Han history in biographical form. For the first time in any Western language, the author introduces Fan Ye's magnificent writings in lively translation with rich annotation and informative and insightful commentary. This first volume covers its early military history and highlights the lives and achievements of the twenty-eight generals who helped Emperor Guangwu unify China and establish the Eastern Han dynasty. Also included are images of these twenty-eight founding fathers, maps, and information related to early Eastern Han systems"-- |
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| Physical Description: | volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004522060 9004522069 |