Historical Records of the Five Dynasties
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This article is about the 1073 book by Ouyang Xiu. For the 974 book by Xue Juzheng et al., see Old History of the Five Dynasties.
The Historical Records of the Five Dynasties (Wudai Shiji) is a Chinese history book on the Five Dynasties period (907–960), written by the Song dynasty official Ouyang Xiu in private. It was drafted during Ouyang's exile from 1036 to 1039 but not published until 1073, a year after his death.[2] An abridged English translation by Richard L. Davis was published in 2004.
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Author | Ouyang Xiu |
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Country | Song dynasty |
Language | Classical Chinese |
Subject | history of the Five Dynasties period |
Publication date | 1073[1] |
Original text | Historical Records of the Five Dynasties at Chinese Wikisource |
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Quick Facts Historical Records of the Five Dynasties, Traditional Chinese ...
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Traditional Chinese | 五代史記 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 五代史记 | ||||||||||||
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New History of the Five Dynasties | |||||||||||||
Chinese | 新五代史 | ||||||||||||
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One of the official Twenty-Four Histories of China, the book is frequently referred to as the New History of the Five Dynasties (Xin Wudai Shi) in order to distinguish it from the Old History of the Five Dynasties which was published in 974.[3] Though both books follow a similar format, Ouyang's book is more concise and markedly more analytical.[1]