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Facts

Also Known As Pan Piao
Born 3 • China
Died 54 (aged 51) • China
Notable Works “The History of the Former Han Dynasty”
Notable Family Members daughter Ban Zhao • son Ban Gu • son Ban Chao
Subjects Of Study China • Han dynasty
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Ban Gu
Chinese historian
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Ban Zhao
Chinese scholar
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Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman
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Huang Zongxi
Chinese scholar
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Wang Fuzhi
Chinese philosopher, historian, and poet
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Zhu Shunshui
Chinese patriot
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Ma Duanlin
Chinese historian
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Zheng Qiao
Chinese historian
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Wang Hongwen
Chinese politician
Mao Zedong smiling and waving with his right hand while standing outdoors in front of large lanterns and a crowd.
Mao Zedong
Chinese leader
The Yongle emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Yongle
emperor of Ming dynasty
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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
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
premier of China
Qianlong
Qianlong
emperor of Qing dynasty
The Taizu emperor, founder of the Song dynasty, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei
Taizu
emperor of Song dynasty
Liu Shaoqi
Liu Shaoqi
Chinese statesman
Lin Biao, Zhou Enlai, and other Chinese officials stand in uniform, holding up Little Red Books during a 1967 Red Guard rally in China.
Lin Biao
Chinese military leader
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese soldier and statesman

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