cáo​dà​gū

Cao Dagu

曹大家 cáo​dà​gū
Cao Dagu
An honorary name for 班昭 bān​zhāo, a famous female historian and scholar of the Eastern Han dynasty. After the death of her brother 班固 bān​gù, 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 dà​gū.

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