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Ban Gu (班固, Wade-Giles Pan Ku; 32-92) was a 1st century|1st century CE China | Chinese historian. He was born into a scholarly family, and his father, Ban Biao, was a prominent historian. Ban Gu took over from his father responsibility for writing a history of the Former Han Dynasty, a book known in modern times as the Hanshu (漢書, or The Book of Han). However, Ban Gu's work on the Hanshu was interrupted by political problems - his association with the family of Empress Dowager Dou led to his imprisonment. His book, however, was completed by his sister, Ban Zhao, and became a model for many other works about later dynasties.

Ban's family:

• Ban Biao (:zh:班彪|班彪; 3-54; father)

• * Ban Gu (:zh:班固|班固; 32-92; first son)

• * Ban Chao (:zh:班超|班超; 32-102; second son)

• * Ban Zhao (:zh:班昭|班昭; daughter)

Last Modified:   2005-04-13