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後漢書

简后汉书 · 繁後漢書

Mandarin · pinyin Hòu Hàn shū

History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, composed by Fan Ye 范曄 Fàn Yè in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 Nán cháo Sòng, 120 scrolls

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後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
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后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
汉: hàn · Chinese people; Chinese language
书: shū · book, letter, document; writings

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4–4–1 · Hou4 Han4 shu1

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(history) Book of the Later Han (a book covering the history of the Han dynasty from 6 to 189 CE)

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