Fan Ye's Book of Later Han Houhanshu: Military History and Ethnicity; The Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals of the Eastern Han (1)

For the first time in any Western language, the author introduces China’s most complete work on Eastern Han history (25-220 AD) in biographical form by Fan Ye (398-445) on its early military history and its unification. Brief Individual Introductions to Each of the Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals, Including Illustrations, Fan Ye’s Conclusion, and List of Their Ranking Orders in HHS 22 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 10 Figures, Plates, and Maps 11 Reign Titles of the Western and Eastern Han Emperors 16 Place Names in Order by Province 18 Introduction 50 Brief Individual Introductions to Each of the Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals, Including Illustrations, Fan Ye’s Conclusion, and List of Their Ranking Orders in HHS 22 71 Chapter 1 HHS 16: Biographies of Deng and Kou 鄧寇列傳 6 122 1 Biography of Deng Yu 鄧禹 122 1.1 Biography of Deng Xun 鄧訓 142 1.2 Biography of Deng Zhi 鄧騭 150 2 Biography of Kou Xun 寇恂 165 Chapter 2 HHS 17: Biographies of Feng, Cen, and Jia 馮岑賈列傳 7 180 1 Biography of Feng Yi 馮異 180 2 Biography of Cen Peng 岑彭 208 3 Biography of Jia Fu 賈復 230 Chapter 3 HHS 18: Biographies of Wu, Ge, Chen, and Zang 吳蓋陳臧列傳 8 240 1 Biography of Wu Han 吳漢 240 2 Biography of Ge Yan 蓋延 263 3 Biography of Chen Jun 陳俊 268 4 Biography of Zang Gong 臧宮 272 Chapter 4 HHS 19: Biography of Geng Yan 耿弇列傳 9 284 1 Biography of Geng Yan 耿弇 284 2 Biography of Geng Guo 耿國 308 2.1 Biography of Geng Bing 耿秉 311 2.2 Biography of Geng Kui 耿夔 317 2.3 Biography of Geng Gong 耿恭 321 Chapter 5 HHS 20: Biographies of Yao Qi, Wang Ba, and Zhai Zun 銚期王霸祭遵列傳 10 335 1 Biography of Yao Qi 銚期 335 2 Biography of Wang Ba 王霸 340 3 Biography of Zhai Zun 祭遵 349 3.1 Biography of Zhai Rong 祭肜 361 Chapter 6 HHS 21: Biographies of Ren, Li, Wan, Pi, Liu, and Geng 任李萬邳劉耿列傳 11 368 1 Biography of Ren Guang 任光 368 1.1 Biography of Ren Wei 任隗 373 2 Biography of Li Zhong 李忠 374 3 Biography of Wan Xiu 萬脩 379 4 Biography of Pi Tong 邳彤 381 5 Biography of Liu Zhi 劉植 384 6 Biography of Geng Chun 耿純 386 Chapter 7 HHS 22: Biographies of Zhu, Jing, Wang, Du, Ma, Liu, Fu, Jian, and Ma 朱景王杜馬劉傅堅馬列傳 12 398 1 Biography of Zhu You 朱祐 398 2 Biography of Jing Dan 景丹 404 3 Biography of Wang Liang 王梁 408 4 Biography of Du Mao 杜茂 412 5 Biography of Ma Cheng 馬成 416 6 Biography of Liu Long 劉隆 420 7 Biography of Fu Jun 傅俊 424 8 Biography of Jian Tan 堅鐔 426 9 Biography of Ma Wu 馬武 428 Chapter 8 HHS 15: Biographies of Li, Wang, Deng, and Lai 李王鄧來列傳 5 436 1 Biography of Li Tong 李通 436 2 Biography of Wang Chang 王常 445 3 Biography of Deng Chen 鄧晨 454 4 Biography of Lai Xi 來歙 460 Chapter 9 Commentaries 論曰 and Rhymed Summaries 贊曰 by Fan Ye in Chapters 1–8 471 1 Introduction 471 2 Chapter 1 (HHS 16): Commentary 476 2.1 Deng Yu 鄧禹 476 2.1.1 Wu Remarks 480 2.2 Deng Zhi 鄧騭 482 2.2.1 Wu Remarks 484 2.3 Kou Xun 寇恂 486 2.3.1 Wu Remarks 487 2.4 Rhymed Summary 488 2.4.1 Wu Remarks 490 3 Chapter 2 (HHS 17): Commentary 490 3.1 Feng Yi 馮異, Cen Peng 岑彭, and Jia Fu 賈復 490 3.1.1 Wu Remarks 493 3.2 Rhymed Summary 495 3.2.1 Wu Remarks 495 4 Chapter 3 (HHS 18): Commentaries 496 4.1 Wu Han 吳漢 496 4.1.1 Wu Remarks 497 4.2 Ge Yan 蓋延, Chen Jun 陳俊, and Zang Gong 臧宮 498 4.2.1 Wu Remarks 502 4.3 Rhymed Summary 503 4.3.1 Wu Remarks 504 5 Chapter 4 (HHS 19): Commentaries 505 5.1 Geng Yan 耿弇 505 5.1.1 Wu Remarks 508 5.2 Geng Gong 耿恭 509 5.2.1 Wu Remarks 513 5.3 Rhymed Summary 515 5.3.1 Wu Remarks 516 6 Chapter 5 (HHS 20): Commentary 517 6.1 Zhai Rong 祭肜 517 6.1.1 Wu Remarks 518 6.2 Rhymed Summary 519 6.2.1 Wu Remarks 520 7 Chapter 6 (HHS 21): Commentary 521 7.1 Pi Tong 邳彤 521 7.1.1 Wu Remarks 522 7.2. Rhymed Summary 523 7.2.1 Wu Remarks 524 8 Chapter 7 (HHS 22): Commentary 524 8.1 The Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals 雲臺二十八將 524 8.1.1 Wu Remarks 535 8.2 Rhymed Summary 537 8.2.1 Wu Remarks 538 9 Chapter 8 (HHS 15): Commentaries 539 9.1 Li Tong 李通 539 9.1.1 Wu Remarks 541 9.2 Lai Xi 來歙 543 9.2.1 Wu Remarks 544 9.3 Rhymed Summary 545 9.3.1 Wu Remarks 547 Appendix 1 The Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals and the Twenty-Eight Lunar Lodgings, with Notes and a Table of the Twenty-Eight Yuntai Generals and Their Corresponding Lunar Lodgings 548 Appendix 2 Ban Gu’s Description of an Emperor’s Funeral and Images of the Burial Chamber Built with Yellow Cypress Wood 黃腸題凑 556 Appendix 3 Analysis and Translation of Texts on Seals and Seal-Ribbons (yin shou 印綬) in HHS zhi 志 30 B Chariots and Clothing 輿服下 560 Appendix 4 Metadata and Models for Eastern Han Warships, as Reconstructed and Exhibited at the People’s Military Museum in Beijing 中國人民軍事博物館 574 Appendix 5 An Iron Charter 鐵券, with Introduction, and an Ancient Chinese hu 斛 Measuring Device 578 Glossary 1: Titles for Military Leaders and Civil Servants (1) English–Chinese 581 Glossary 2: Titles for Military Leaders and Civil Servants (2) Chinese–English 590 Glossary 3: Chinese Military Idioms, Proverbs, and Special Terms in the Book of Later Han 599 Plates 612 Bibliography 621 Index 629 "The Book of Later Han (Houhanshu) by Fan Ye (398-445) is enormously important as China's most complete work on Eastern Han history in biographical form. For the first time in any Western language, the author introduces Fan Ye's magnificent writings in lively translation with rich annotation and informative and insightful commentary. This first volume covers its early military history and highlights the lives and achievements of the twenty-eight generals who helped Emperor Guangwu unify China and establish the Eastern Han dynasty. Also included are images of these twenty-eight founding fathers, maps, and information related to early Eastern Han systems"-- Provided by publisher