The Book of Later Han () is a history of the Chinese Empire which was compiled by Fan Yeh (范晔; 398-445), using a number of earlier histories as sources. It covers the history of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).

The Book of Later Han is part of the Four Early Histories, together with:

• Shiji (Book of the Great Historian) by Sima Qian
• Hanshu (漢書, Book of Han) by Ban Biao
• Sanguo Zhi (三國志, "Records of the Three Kingdoms") by Chen Shou

These Four Early Histories are in turn part of the larger canon of Chinese histories known as the Twenty-Four Histories.

References

• Hill, John E. 2003. "Annotated Translation of the Chapter on the Western Regions according to the Hou Hanshu." 2nd Draft Edition. [1]
• Yu, Taishan. 2004. A History of the Relationships between the Western and Eastern Han, Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Western Regions. Sino-Platonic Papers No. 131 March, 2004. Dept. of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania.

External links

• Silk Road Seattle (The Silk Road Seattle website contains many useful resources including a number of full-text historical works, maps, photos, etc.)