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Cover Title Page About the Authors Other titles of interest Contents Introduction The Lives The Shang to Han Dynasties, C. 16th Century BC to AD 220

1. Fu Hao (Late 13th Century BC) 2. Duke of Zhou (FL. 1042 BC) 3. Wife of Mang (C. 7th Century BC) 4. Confucius (551/2–479 BC) 5. Mo Zi (FL. C. 480–390 BC) 6. Shang Yang (C. 390–338 BC) 7. Sun Bin (Early 4th Century BC) 8. Zhuang Zi (4th–3rd Century BC) 9. King Wuling of the Zhao (D. 295 BC) 10. Lü Buwei (C. 284–235 BC) 11. Qin Shihuangdi (259–210 BC) 12. Xiang Yu (232–203 BC) 13. Emperor Wu of the Han (156–87 BC) 14. Zhang Qian (?–114 BC) 15. Sima Qian (C. 145/135–After 90 BC) 16. Wang Mang (45 BC–AD 23) 17. The Ban Family (1st Century AD) 18. Wang Chong (27–89/104) 19. & 20. Zhang Daoling and Zhang Jiao (2nd Century AD) 21. Cao Cao (155–220) 22. Cai Yan (Cai Wenji; C. 177–?)

The Period of Disunion to the Sui and Tang Dynasties, 220–907

23. Zhuge Liang (181–234) 24. Shi Chong (249–300) 25. Wang Yan (256–311) 26. Shi Le (274–333) 27. Wang Xizhi (C. 303–61) 28. Kumarajiva (C. 344–413) 29. Tao Yuanming (365–427) 30. Tuoba Gui (Daowu Di; 371–409) 31. Cui Hao (?–450) 32. Emperor Wu (464–549) 33. Emperor Yang (569–618) 34. Emperor Taizong (599–649) 35. Xuanzang (600–64) 36. Wu Zetian (624–705) 37. Gao Xianzhi (?–756) 38. An Lushan (C. 703–57) 39. & 40. Li Bai (Li Po; 701–62) and Du Fu (712–70) 41. Yang Guifei (719–56) 42. Bai Juyi (772–846) 43. Xue Tao (770S–832) 44. Li Deyu (787–850) 45. Huang Chao (?–884)

The Period of Disunion to the Yuan Dynasty, 907–1368

46. Abaoji (872–962) 47. Li Cunxu (885–926) 48. Emperor Taizu (927–76) 49. Wang Anshi (1021–86) 50. Shen Gua (1032–C. 1096) 51. Su Dongpo (Su Shi; 1037–1101) 52. Fang La (?–1121) 53. Emperor Huizong (1082–1135) 54. Li Qingzhao (1084–?) 55. Yue Fei (1103–42) 56. Zhang Zeduan (Early 12th Century) 57. Zhu Xi (1130–1200) 58. Ma Yuan (FL. C. 1190–1225) 59. Qiu Chuji (Changchun; C. 1157–1227) 60. Yuan Haowen (1190–1257) 61. Khubilai Khan (1215–94) 62. Guan Hanqing (FL. C. 1240–1300) 63. ‘Phags-Pa (1235–80) 64. Toghto (1312–56)

The Ming Dynasty to the People’s Republic of China, 1368–Present

65. The Hongwu Emperor (1328–98) 66. Zheng He (1371–1433) 67. Wang Yangming (1472–1529) 68. Hai Rui (1514–87) 69. Li Shizhen (1518–93) 70. Zhang Juzheng (1525–82) 71. Nurhaci (1559–1626) 72. Xu Xiake (1587–1641) 73. Wei Zhongxian (1568–1627) 74. Feng Menglong (1574–1646) 75. Zhang Xianzhong (1606–46) 76. Wu Sangui (1612–78) 77. Gu Yanwu (1613–82) 78. Zhu Da (C. 1626–C. 1705) 79. Pu Songling (1640–1715) 80. The Kangxi Emperor (1654–1722) 81. Zeng Jing (1679–1736) 82. Cao Xueqin (1715?–63) 83. The Qianlong Emperor (1711–99) 84. Heshen (1750–99) 85. Lin Zexu (1785–1850) 86. Wang Duan (1793–1839) 87. Sengge Rinchen (1811–65) 88. Hong Xiuquan (1814–64) 89. Empress-Dowager Cixi (1835–1908) 90. Qiu Jin (C. 1875–1907) 91. Sun Yat-Sen (1866–1925) 92. Lu Xun (1881–1936) 93. Chiang Kai-Shek (1887–1975) 94. Hu Shi (1891–1962) 95. Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung; 1893–1976) 96. Deng Xiaoping (1904–97)

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