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Also Known As Pan Gu • Pan Ku
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
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Liu E
Chinese writer
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Ban Zhao
Chinese scholar
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Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman
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Ban Biao
Chinese official
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi
Chinese author and political reformer
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Qu Qiubai
Chinese leader
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Mao Dun
Chinese author
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Huang Zongxi
Chinese scholar
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Wang Fuzhi
Chinese philosopher, historian, and poet
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Chinese author
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Zhu Shunshui
Chinese patriot
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Zhao Rukuo
Chinese official
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Feng Guifen
Chinese scholar
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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

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