Yuan An, courtesy name Shaogong, was a Chinese politician. At the Han dynasty courts of Emperor Zhang and Emperor He, Yuan was regarded as the founder of the powerful Yuan clan of Runan, one of the le
A stele erected in 117, with key dates in Yuan An's public life
The Book of the Later Han, also known as the History of the Later Han and by its Chinese name Hou Hanshu, is one of the Twenty-Four Histories and covers the history of the Han dynasty from 6 to 189 CE
First page of the book
CMOC Treasures of Ancient China exhibit painted figure of a cavalryman, horse detail