The Book of Sui (Sui Shu) is the official dynastic history of the Sui dynasty, compiled by Wei Zheng during the early Tang dynasty. As one of the Twenty-Four Histories, it contains detailed accounts of imperial biographies, administrative structures, legal codes, culture, and foreign relations during the Sui period. The work also includes an extensive treatise section that greatly influenced la…
The Book of Sui (Sui Shu) is the official historical record of the Sui dynasty (581–618), compiled during the early Tang dynasty by Wei Zheng and other court historians. As part of the Twenty-Four Histories, it provides essential accounts of emperors, government institutions, economy, law, culture, and foreign relations of the Sui empire. Volume 3 continues the historical narrative and biogra…