Ban Zhao
Late 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ban Zhao (Chinese: 班昭; 45 or 49 – c. 117/120 CE), courtesy name Huiban (Chinese: 惠班), was a Chinese historian, philosopher, and politician. She was the first known female Chinese historian and, along with Pamphile of Epidaurus, one of the first known female historians. She completed her brother Ban Gu's work on the history of the Western Han, the Book of Han. She also wrote Lessons for Women, an influential work on women's conduct. She also had great interest in astronomy and mathematics and wrote poems, commemorative writings, argumentations, commentaries, essays and several longer works,[1] not all of which survive. She became China's most famous female scholar[2] and an instructor of Taoist sexual practices for the imperial family.[3] Ban Zhao is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang.
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Born | AD 45 or 49 |
Died | 120 (aged 70–71) China |
Spouse | Cao Shishu |
Parent | Ban Biao |
Relatives | Ban Chao (brother) Ban Gu (brother) |
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Chinese | 班昭 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 惠班 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Ban the Kind | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese | 曹大家 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Venerable Madame Cao | ||||||||||||||||||||
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