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9. 東漢紀 TUNG Han Kı.
Names of the Sovereigns.
1光武 Kwang wú.
2明帝 Ming ti..
2H 4 Chúng . 4和帝Hotí. 5 6 741 7 Sháng tí. 6安帝 Ngán. tí
7 Shun tí.
8 Chung ti.
9 ân từ Chih tổ. 10 AE Hwan tí.
11 Ling tf. ›
*12 獻帝 Hien tí.
Cotemporary Chinese Events.
東都洛陽故曰東
(This emperor) eastward built his capital Lohyáng, (the modern Ho- nán fú) and therefore the dynasty was called the Eastern Hán.
Mingtí, a. D. 65, sent messen- gers to India to search for and bring back the religion of Budha. '
Sháng ti becoming emperor when a child, his mother establish- ed a regency, placed herself at its head, and on the demise of her son placed her nephew on the throne. She was pupil of the great authors Pán Hwuipán.
In the reign of Hwan tí, people came from India and other west- ern nations with tribute, and from that time foreign trade was carried on at Canton.
Note. It was near the close of this dy nasty that the three states-Shuh, Wei, and Wú-arose and flourished.
10. 後漢紀 HAu Han Kı.
Names of the Sovereigns.
1昭烈帝 Cháulieh tí. 2 後罹 Háu tí.
Cotemporary Chinese Events.
A law passed by the state of Wei, viz.: From this time queens shall not assist in the government.
The messengers of Ming tí, according to the wishes of their mas- ter, proceeded to India, where they found the doctrines and disciples of Budha; and, having obtained some of their books witḥ shamun, they brought them to China. It is said that the emperor dreamed that he saw a golden man walking in his palace, and in the morning,
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