Book of the Later Han

Summary

Book of the Later Han is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Book of the Later Han authored Fan Ye^[3].
• Book of the Later Han authored Sima Biao^[4].
• Book of the Later Han's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• Book of the Later Han's instance of is recorded as history book^[6].
• Book of the Later Han's genre is jizhuanti^[7].
• Book of the Later Han's genre is dynastic history^[8].
• Book of the Later Han is part of Twenty-Four Histories^[9].
• Book of the Later Han's Commons category is recorded as 後漢書^[10].
• Book of the Later Han's language of work or name is recorded as Middle Chinese^[11].
• Book of the Later Han's country of origin is recorded as Liu Song dynasty^[12].
• 440 marks the founding of Book of the Later Han^[13].
• Book of the Later Han's has edition or translation is recorded as Q28348077^[14].
• Book of the Later Han's main subject is Eastern Han^[15].
• Book of the Later Han's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[16].
• Book of the Later Han's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '後漢書'}^[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Fan Ye^[3], a historian^[18], 0398–0445^[19], of Jin dynasty^[20] and Sima Biao^[4], a writer^[21], 0245–0306^[22], of China^[23].

Publication

Book of the Later Han's language of work or name is recorded as Middle Chinese^[11]. Genres include jizhuanti^[7] and dynastic history^[8]. It is part of Twenty-Four Histories^[9].

Subject and Themes

Book of the Later Han's main subject is Eastern Han^[15].

Why It Matters

Book of the Later Han ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (282 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]