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Reconsider How Did Chinese Historian Represent Hsiung-nu in Light of Han Histories

Jiangyue WangSchool of Medical Business, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, 510006, China*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

In this paper, through a comparative study of some fragments about Hsiung-nu in Shih Chi and Han Histories, we can conclude that Ban Gu rewrote Shih Chi by changing words, moving sentences, and deleting them to reflect his thoughts and the purpose of writing history. The analysis of these changes in this paper focuses on the details. From the details of Ban Gu's rewriting of Shih Chi, we can find that Sima Qian had a view on ethnic equality, while Ban Gu had a derogatory view of Hsiung-nu.

Keywords: Hsiung-nu; Shih Chi; Han Histories
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/4/20220299
Volume: CHR Vol.4
pp. 119-123
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