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The history of the former Han dynasty

Ban, Gu (32-92)
  
THE HISTORY OF THE FORMER HAN DYNASTY
  
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FOREWORD
  
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER XI
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INTRODUCTION
  
Summary of the period
  
The intrigues of Emperor Ai's various maternal relatives
  
Emperor Ai's strong rule and his execution of Wang Chia1a
  
Supernatural revelations influence governmental policy
  
The popular cult of the Mother Queen of the West
  
Tung Hsien2a's meteoric rise and fall
  
The influence of Confucianism
  
A temporary rectification of high official titles, following classical models
  
Chapter XI THE ELEVENTH [IMPERIAL ANNALS]
  
APPENDIX I
  
APPENDIX II
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CHAPTER XII
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INTRODUCTION
  
Summary of the period
  
The nature of this "Annals"
  
Wang Mang's orderly solution of a dynastic crisis
  
Wang Mang's revenge upon Emperor Ai's maternal relatives
  
The dynastic principle that there should be only one imperial line of descent
  
The nature of Wang Mang's position and power
  
How Wang Mang established himself securely and obtained a following
  
How Wang Mang secured unprecedented honors and popularity
  
How Wang Mang secured the loyalty of Liu Hsin1a
  
Did Wang Mang murder Emperor P'ing?
  
Chapter XII THE TWELFTH [IMPERIAL ANNALS]
  
CHAPTER XII APPENDIX
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CHAPTER XCIX
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INTRODUCTION
  
Reason for presentation of this chapter here
  
The form of this Memoir
  
Its sources
  
The sources for the account of Wang Mang's last days
  
Pan Piao's part in this chapter
  
The reliability of this account
  
The literary quality of this chapter
  
Historical problems connected with Wang Mang
  
How Wang Mang secured general approval for his usurpation
  
Literary noble titles
  
The doctrine of the Five Powers
  
Reasons for Wang Mang's fall
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[Chapter] XCIX THE SIXTY-NINTH [MEMOIR]
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PART A
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PART B
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PART C
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APPENDIX I
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Chapter XXIV THE TREATISE ON FOOD AND GOODS
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PART A
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PART B
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APPENDIX II
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APPENDIX III
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APPENDIX IV
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APPENDIX V
  
SOLAR ECLIPSES VISIBLE IN CHINA, 206 B.C. to A.D. 23

  
ADDENDA ET CORRIGENDA TO VOLUMES ONE & TWO
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THE HISTORY OF
THE FORMER HAN DYNASTY

by

PAN KU


Translation, Volume Three

Imperial Annals XI and XII
and
The Memoir Of Wang Mang

A Critical Translation with Annotations
by
HOMER H. DUBS
Professor of Chinese, Oxford University
With the Collaboration of
P'AN LO-CHI



baltimore
WAVERLY PRESS, INC.
1955

Copyright, 1955, by
The American Council of Learned Societies
Printed in United States of America
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