Table of Contents
A Biographical Dictionary of the Qin, Former Han and Xin Periods (221 BC - AD 24)
| List of genealogical tables and maps | vi |
| Preface | vii |
| Introduction | ix |
| Conventions | xviii |
| Abbreviations | xxii |
| Biographical list | 1 |
| Titles of officials | 756 |
| Genealogical tables | 769 |
| Major administrative divisions | 779 |
| (a) The Metropolitan Area | 781 |
| (b) Kingdoms | 782 |
| (c) Commanderies and their governors | 788 |
| (d) Regional groups | 804 |
| Maps | 806 |
| List of works cited | 813 |
| Qin, Han and Xin emperors | 823 |
| Index | 824 |
Genealogical Tables
| 1. | Gaodi and his descendants | 771 |
| 2. | Wendi, Jingdi and their descendants | 772 |
| 3. | Wudi’s Empress Wei | 773 |
| 4. | Wudi’s minor consorts (Li Furen, Zhao Jieyu, Wang Furen, Li Yi) | 774 |
| 5. | The imperial succession Xuandi to Pingdi | 775 |
| 6. | Huo Guang and his relatives | 776 |
| 7. | Wang Mang’s family | 777 |
| 8. | The Fu family | 778 |
Maps
| 1. | The Qin Empire | 807 |
| 2. | The emergent kingdoms 210—202 BC | 808 |
| 3. | The Han Empire 195 BC | 809 |
| 4. | The Han Empire 163 BC | 810 |
| 5. | The Han Empire 143 BC | 810a |
| 6. | The Han Empire 108 BC | 810a |
| 7. | The Han Empire AD 2 | 810a |
| 8. | Regional Units AD 2 | 811 |
| 9. | Civil warfare 210—202 BC | 812 |
Michael Loewe