Fan Ye (historian)
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Fan Ye (398–445), courtesy name Weizong (蔚宗), was a Chinese
historian
and the compiler of Book of Later Han
of Liu Song. Fan came from an official family background, he was born in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang
, his ancestry was from Nanyang, Henan
. His father was Fan Tai
(范泰).
China
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historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and the compiler of Book of Later Han
Book of Later Han
The Book of the Later Han or the History of the Later Han is one of the official Chinese historical works which was compiled by Fan Ye in the 5th century, using a number of earlier histories and documents as sources...
of Liu Song. Fan came from an official family background, he was born in present-day Shaoxing, Zhejiang
Shaoxing
Shaoxing is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Located on the south bank of the Qiantang River estuary, it borders Ningbo to the east, Taizhou to the southeast, Jinhua to the southwest, and Hangzhou to the west. It was once known as "越"...
, his ancestry was from Nanyang, Henan
Nanyang, Henan
Nanyang is a prefecture-level city in the southwest of Henan province, People's Republic of China. The city with the largest administrative area in Henan, Nanyang borders Xinyang to the southeast, Zhumadian to the east, Pingdingshan to the northeast, Luoyang to the north, Sanmenxia to the...
. His father was Fan Tai
Fan Tai
Fan Tai was the father of Fan Ye .Fan Tai was promoted to General of Chariots and Cavalry during the Eastern Jin dynasty.-References:...
(范泰).