Gu Jiegang or Ku Chieh-kang (顧頡剛) (1893-1980) was a Chinese historian who is known best for his seven volume work Gushi Bian (古史辨 "Debates on Ancient History"). Year 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

In his work, he used textual criticism to challenge traditional Chinese historiography. The best known one is the myth of the Three Kingdoms. He is also known for his theory of Chinese diversity, as opposed to the idea of Chinese homogeneity, which is the main assumption of hanism. He states that there is no such thing as the Chinese national identity. This is a bold remark, considering the fact that he was living in a period of fundamental change and the periode of pan-hanism in China. The Three Kingdoms in 262, on the eve of the conquest of Shu. ...

Further Reading

• Schneider, Laurence A. Ku Chieh-kang and China’s New History: Nationalism and the Quest for Alternative Traditions. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1971.