This second volume of the Song Shu (Book of Song) continues the official historical record of the Liu Song dynasty, compiled by Shen Yue of the Liang dynasty. As part of the renowned Twenty-Four Histories, the text presents detailed biographies, political narratives, institutional developments, and cultural insights from one of China’s significant early medieval periods. This simplified-chara…
Jin Shi (History of the Jin Dynasty) is an official dynastic chronicle included in the Twenty-Four Histories of China. Compiled under the supervision of Toqto’a during the Yuan dynasty, the work provides a comprehensive historical account of the Jin dynasty (1115–1234). Volume 1 contains foundational materials such as imperial annals, genealogies, and early historical narratives that docume…
“Yuan Shi” (History of the Yuan Dynasty) is one of the official works of the series of “Twenty-Four Histories” compiled at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty by Song Lian and a number of other scholars. This first volume contains initial notes regarding the founding of the Yuan Dynasty, government structure, important figures, and political and social developments during the reign of the…
This volume is the third book of the Jin Shu (Book of Jin), one of the official histories included in the Twenty-Four Histories of China. Compiled during the Tang dynasty under the leadership of Fang Xuanling, it records major political events, biographies, cultural developments, and institutional structures of both the Western and Eastern Jin dynasties (265–420 CE). This simplified-character…
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…
“Ming Shi” (History of the Ming Dynasty) is one of the official historical works included in the “Twenty-Four Histories,” compiled during the Qing Dynasty under the direction of Zhang Tingyu and other scholars. Volume 4 continues the detailed documentation of the Ming Dynasty, covering governmental structures, major political events, biographical narratives, and cultural developments. A…
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…
This volume is part of the Book of Jin (Jin Shu), one of the official Chinese dynastic histories included in the Twenty-Four Histories. Compiled during the Tang dynasty by Fang Xuanling and a team of scholars, the work documents the political, social, cultural, and military developments of both the Western and Eastern Jin dynasties (265–420 CE). This modern simplified-character edition by Zho…
“Ming Shi” (History of the Ming Dynasty) is one of the official texts of the “Twenty-Four Histories” series compiled during the Qing Dynasty under the leadership of Zhang Tingyu and other scholars. This second volume contains continued historical accounts of the Ming government, including a chronology of important events, administrative structure, political policies, and biographies of …
Xin Tang Shu (New Book of Tang), Volume 1, is one of the official dynastic histories included in the Twenty-Four Histories. Compiled during the Song dynasty by Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi, the text was a major revision of the earlier Old Book of Tang, aiming to improve historical accuracy, literary style, and organizational structure. Volume 1 introduces foundational historical records of the Tang d…