Official history of China's Western Han dynasty, finished under the Eastern Han in the year 111. It was first published in the 2nd century. It was part of Twenty-Four Histories. It was written by Ban Gu and Ban Zhao. Genre: jizhuanti and dynastic history. Its main subject is Western Han.
Before and after
- from 184 CE to 205 CEYellow Turban Rebellion
- 185 CEChinese astronomers record the supernova of 185
- 193 CEYear of the Five Emperors
- 2nd centuryConstruction of Aqueduct of Segovia
- 2nd centuryPublication of Book of Han
- c. 200sTeotihuacan becomes the largest city in the Americas
- 203 CEOrigins of Arch of Septimius Severus (Roman Forum)
- 212 CEConstitutio Antoniniana
- 216 CEConstruction of Baths of Caracalla
More in Art, literature & culture
- 551 BCEBirth of Confucius
- 6th century BCEOrigins of Judaism
- c. 375 BCEWriting of the Allegory of the Cave
- 33 CEOrigins of Christianity
- 381 CEFirst Council of Constantinople
- from 22 June 431 CE to 31 July 431 CEFirst Council of Ephesus
The era
This moment belongs to the Ancient civilizations (3,200 BCE to 500 CE), writing, cities and empires.