Ban Biao

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Ban Biao (3–54 AD) was historian and politician from Xianyang, Shaanxi during the Han dynasty. Ban was the nephew of a famous poet (Consort Ban) and concubine to Emperor Cheng. He wrote Treatise on the Mandate of Kings essay (王命論), that influenced Chinese concept of sovereignty. Essay was included in Wenxuan.[1]

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  1. Ban, Biao. "Treatise on the Mandate of Kings". Chinese Notes. Retrieved 12 December 2020.