The History of the Southern Dynasties (Nan Shi) is one of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China, compiled during the Tang dynasty by historian Li Yanshou. It documents the political, cultural, and biographical history of the Southern Dynasties—Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang, and Chen—from 420 to 589 CE. As an essential text for understanding the division and transformation of early medi…
Volume 1 of the History of the Northern Dynasties (Bei Shi) is part of the Twenty-Four Histories and was compiled by the Tang historian Li Yanshou. The work provides comprehensive historical accounts of the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, and Northern Zhou states that ruled northern China between the 4th and 6th centuries. This official history includes detailed biographica…
Volume 2 of the History of the Southern Dynasties (Nan Shi) continues the official historical records compiled by the Tang historian Li Yanshou. This dynastic history documents the political, social, and cultural developments of the Southern Dynasties—Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang, and Chen—during the period 420–589 CE. As part of the Twenty-Four Histories, the text provides authoritative …
History of the Northern Dynasties (Bei shi) is a classical Chinese historical text belonging to the official canon of the Twenty-Four Histories, covering the history of northern Chinese regimes from the year 386 CE to 618 CE. It records the political, cultural, military, and social developments of the Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasty periods ac…