Shiji (Records of the Grand Historian), Volume 2, is part of the Simplified Chinese Edition of the Twenty-Four Histories published by the Zhonghua Book Company. Written by Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty, Shiji is one of the foundational works of Chinese historiography, covering events from prehistoric rulers to the early Han period. This volume includes classical annotations and commentaries by P…
Hanshu (Book of Han), Volume 2, is part of the Simplified Chinese Edition of the Twenty-Four Histories published by Zhonghua Book Company. Authored by Ban Gu during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the Hanshu is a foundational historical text documenting the political, cultural, and social development of the Western Han era. This volume includes authoritative annotations by Tang dynasty scholar Yan Shi…
Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi) is one of the official Chinese historical works included in the Twenty-Four Histories. Compiled by Chen Shou during the Western Jin dynasty, the text documents the political, military, and social history of the Three Kingdoms period (Wei, Shu, and Wu). This edition contains the extensive and authoritative annotations by Pei Songzhi from the Liu-Song dyn…
This volume of the Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Nations covers the countries of the Americas, providing detailed and authoritative information on their geography, history, government, economy, and social structures. Each entry includes statistical data, historical background, political developments, and economic indicators, offering a comprehensive overview of nations across North, Central, an…
The Book of Northern Qi (Bei Qi Shu) is the official dynastic history of the Northern Qi dynasty, compiled by the Tang dynasty historian Li Baiyao. As one of the esteemed Twenty-Four Histories, the text preserves detailed accounts of political events, imperial biographies, institutional structures, and cultural developments of the short-lived yet influential Northern Qi state. This simplified-c…
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…
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…
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…