K'o Shao-min (1850-1933), historian and classical scholar, known for his monumental history of the Yüan dynasty, the Hsin Yuan-shih. A native of Liaohsien, Shantung, K'o Shaomin was the son of K'o Heng, a historian who wrote supplementary notes to the seven tables in the Han-shu which were known as the Han-shu ch'i-piao chiao-pu. K'o Shao-min's […]