A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23-220 Ad)

Leiden; Boston: Koninklijke Brill, 2007. First Edition (presumed; no prior editions or printings cited). Quarto with black boards and red/white text; xxxiv; 1309p; index; maps; 24cm Near fine; hinge loosening a tad at rear; else clean, tight and unmarked. Atogether as new. Hardcover. ISBN: 9789004156050, 9004156054

Part of the Handbook of Oriental Studies, Section Four - China, Volume 19.

Including more than 8,000 entries, based upon historical records and surviving inscriptions, this comprehensive work provides information on men and women of the Chinese world who lived at the time of Later (or Eastern) Han, from Liu Xiu, founding Emperor Guangwu (reg. 24-57), to the celebrated warlord Cao Cao (155-220) at the end of the dynasty. Includes chronologies, maps and bibliographic references as well.

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