Yang Kuan | |||||||
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| 杨宽 | |||||||
| Born | 1914 Qingpu, Shanghai, China | ||||||
| Died | September 1, 2005 (aged 90–91) Miami, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Alma mater | Guanghua University | ||||||
| Known for | Doubting Antiquity School History of the Warring States | ||||||
| Spouse | Chen Hejing | ||||||
| Scientific career | |||||||
| Fields | ancient Chinese history | ||||||
| Institutions | Fudan University, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊寬 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨宽 | ||||||
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Yang Kuan (1914 − September 1, 2005), styled Kuanzheng (寬正),[1] was a Chinese historian specializing in pre-Qin dynasty Chinese history. He is considered an authority of the Warring States period, and his History of the Warring States, first published in 1955, remains the most authoritative treatment of the subject.[2]