漢書

This history compiles a chronological account of an early imperial dynasty’s rise and governance, tracing the military struggles that established central rule, the settlement of administrative institutions, legal and economic measures, and diplomatic and military engagements. Organized into imperial annals, thematic treatises, and biographical accounts, it interleaves narrative chronicle with detailed discussions of ritual, law, finance, and local administration, and concludes with portraits of notable figures and retrospectives on policy, presenting a panoramic view of statecraft and social change during the dynasty’s formative era.