cáodàgū
Cao Dagu
曹大家 cáodàgū
- Cao Dagu
- An honorary name for 班昭 bānzhāo, a famous female historian and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty. After the death of her brother 班固 bāngù, she was ordered by Emperor He to finish writing the "Book of Han". She served as a teacher to the empress and other noble ladies in the imperial court, where she was given the title 大家 dàgū.