6 ⟶ Fear of Emperor Ping Di's Fate Due to Lunar Eclipse

AD 6, January – Some Chinese fear for the life of the young,...
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📊 First Census Concluded in China

The first census is concluded in China after having begun the year before: final numbers show a population of nearly 60 million (59,594,978 people in slightly more than 12 million households). The census is one of the most accurate surveys in Chinese history.⟶
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📜 Death of Chinese Historian Ban Biao

Ban Biao, Chinese historian and official (d. AD 54)⟶
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🌑 Fear of Emperor Ping Di's Fate Due to Lunar Eclipse

AD 6, January – Some Chinese fear for the life of the young, ailing Emperor Ping Di as the planet Mars disappears behind the moon this month.⟶
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👑 Death of Emperor Ping of Han China

AD 6, February 3 – Ping, Chinese emperor of the Han dynasty (b. 9 BC)⟶
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📜 Ban Gu's Birth

Ban Gu, Chinese historian and politician (d. AD 92)⟶
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✍️ Death of Ban Gu, Chinese Historian and Writer

Ban Gu, Chinese historian, poet and writer (b. AD 32)⟶
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