History of Asia and Asia Later Han Shu Retsuden (2) / Fan Ye / Lee Hsien

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Asian History and Oriental History The sixth volume of the highly popular "History of the Later Han Dynasty" series is the second volume of "Retsuden" which contains the biographies of retainers.
It contains biographies of powerful retainers in the early Later Han Dynasty who served the first Emperor Emperor Guangwu of Han, the second Emperor Emperor Ming of Jin, the third Emperor Emperor Zhang of Han, and the fourth Emperor Wa.
For example, Ma Chien. When he was 62 years old, he asked to depart for the front to suppress Takeryo Gokeiban and was stopped by Emperor Guangwu of Han, but he shook off the request and jumped on a horse.
When Emperor Guangwu of Han saw him, he laughed and said, "This old man is a calf."
The next year after the enthronement of Emperor Wa, he defeated North Xiongnu, and North Xiongnu advanced westward.
It is said that his descendants became the Huns who threatened Europe.
[Recorded persons]
Ren Guang, Li Zhong, Man Chu,?, Liu Ue, Geng Jun, Zhu Yu, Jing Dan, Wang Liang, Du Mo, Ma Sung, Liu Ryu, Fu Shun, Ken Tsuba, Ma Wu, 竇融, Ma ChiHe wrote 『 Gokansho 』 (History of the Later Han Dynasty) with reference to the materials in.
398 445 200 楷列 承宮 衍列 竇融 衍伝 卓茂 承鄭 Wang Dan Bao Yong two leading calligraphers Bao Yong Zhao Xi