Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tang Shu) is the earliest official historical work documenting the Tang dynasty (618-907 CE), and is recognised as one of China’s Twenty-Four Histories. Originally compiled in 945 CE during the Later Jin state of the Five Dynasties period under the direction of Liu Xu and Zhang Zhaoyuan, it contains 200 chapters covering imperial annals, treatises, and biographies. The w…
Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tang Shu) is one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China, compiled during the Later Jin dynasty under the leadership of Liu Xu. It documents the political, military, cultural, economic, and biographical history of the Tang dynasty (618–907). Volume 2 contains imperial annals and records that provide essential primary-source material for the study of Tang governanc…
“Jiu Tang Shu” (Old Book of Tang) is one of the official histories included in the “Twenty-Four Histories,” compiled during the Later Jin Dynasty under Liu Xu and other scholars. Volume 3 continues documenting the political and administrative structure of the Tang Dynasty, including imperial biographies, governmental organization, and significant state events. As an essential classical …
Jiu Tang Shu (Old Book of Tang), Volume 4, is part of the official historical record of the Tang dynasty as included in the Twenty-Four Histories. Compiled during the Later Jin dynasty under the leadership of Liu Xu, the work preserves early historical materials about the Tang dynasty, including imperial biographies, major political events, administrative developments, and cultural achievements…