Book of Han
E182902
The Book of Han is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Western Han dynasty.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of Han canonical | 53 |
| 漢書 | 3 |
| History of the Former Han Dynasty | 2 |
| Annals of Emperor Wu of Han | 1 |
| Annals of Gaozu of Han | 1 |
| 汉书 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1603610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Han Context triple: [Han dynasty, notableWork, Book of Han]
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A.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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B.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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C.
Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
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D.
Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
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E.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Book of Han Target entity description: The Book of Han is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Western Han dynasty.
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A.
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian is an influential ancient Chinese historical text by Sima Qian that systematically chronicles Chinese history from legendary times through the early Han period.
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B.
Guoyu
Guoyu is the official standardized form of the Chinese language used in mainland China and other Chinese-speaking regions.
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C.
Qin law code
The Qin law code was the strict, centralized legal system of ancient China’s Qin dynasty that emphasized harsh punishments and state authority, laying the foundation for later imperial legal traditions.
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D.
Nihon Shoki
Nihon Shoki is one of Japan’s oldest and most important historical chronicles, compiling myth, legend, and early imperial history in the 8th century.
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E.
Kojiki
Kojiki is Japan’s oldest extant chronicle, compiling Shinto myths, legends, and early historical traditions about the origins of the Japanese islands and deities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twenty-Four Histories
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dynastic history ⓘ official Chinese historical text ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Han dynasty ⓘ |
| ChineseTitle |
漢書
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Han
|
| chronicles |
Western Han dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Han dynasty
|
| compiledBy | Ban Gu ⓘ |
| compiler |
Ban Biao
ⓘ
Ban Gu ⓘ Ban Zhao ⓘ Ma Xu ⓘ |
| completedBy |
Ban Zhao
ⓘ
Ma Xu ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| coversPeriodEnd | 25 AD ⓘ |
| coversPeriodStart | 206 BC ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
emperors of Western Han
ⓘ
foreign relations of Western Han ⓘ literature of Western Han ⓘ officials of Western Han ⓘ social customs of Western Han ⓘ |
| followsWork | Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
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history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Eastern Han dynasty (time of compilation)
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linked to:
Han dynasty
|
| historicalScope | from the founding of the Han to the fall of Western Han ⓘ |
| includesSection |
basic annals
ⓘ
biographies ⓘ chronological tables ⓘ monographs ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese dynastic histories ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| mainCompiler | Ban Gu ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinese official historiography tradition ⓘ |
| pinyinTitle | Hànshū ⓘ |
| predecessor | Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| preliminaryWorkBy | Ban Biao ⓘ |
| structure |
annals
ⓘ
biographies ⓘ tables ⓘ treatises ⓘ |
| subject |
culture of Western Han dynasty
ⓘ
history of Western Han dynasty ⓘ politics of Western Han dynasty ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
study of Western Han culture
ⓘ
study of Western Han economy ⓘ study of Western Han institutions ⓘ study of Western Han politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of Han Description of subject: The Book of Han is an official Chinese historical text that chronicles the history, politics, and culture of the Western Han dynasty.
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