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Chronology of the Chinese.
9. 東漢 TUNG Han Ke.
Names of the Sovereigns.
1光武 Kwang woo.
2明帝 Ming te.
3章帝 Chang te. 4 和帝 Hote. 5殤帝 Shang te. 6 安帝 Ngan te. 7順帝 Shun te 8冲帝 Chung te. 9質帝 Cheih te. 10 桓帝 Hwăn te.
11 靈帝 Ling te.
12 獻帝 Heën te.
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With cotemporary Chinese Events.
東都洛陽故日東漢
('This emperor) eastward built his capital Loyang, (the modern Ho- nan foo) and therefore the dynasty was called the Eastern Han.
Mingle, A. D. 65, sent messen- gers to India to search for and bring back the religion of Budha.
Shang te 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 a pupil of the great authoress Pan Hwuypan.
In the reign of Hwăn te 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 dynasty that the three states-Shub, Wei, and Woo-arose and flourished.
10. 後漢 How Han. Ke.
Names of the Sovereigns.
1昭烈帝 Chaouleě te. 2後帝
How te.
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With 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 te, 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 with skamun, 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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