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Book of the Later Han

5th century · 5th century · Also known as Hou Hanshu, History of the Later Han, Hou Han shu

The Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu) is the official history of the Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE), compiled by the historian Fan Ye under the Liu Song dynasty. Fan Ye wrote its annals and biographies before his execution in 445, and its treatises were later taken from Sima Biao's earlier history. It is one of the Twenty-Four Histories and a key source on Han relations with Central Asia, Korea and Japan.

Book of the Later Han
Image: 范曄 (Fan Ye, 398–445) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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