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3 unusual facts about History of Song


History of Song

It was commissioned in 1343 and compiled under the direction of First Minister Toktoghan and Prime Minister Alutu (阿鲁图/阿魯圖) during the Yuan Dynasty (1279–1368) at the same time as the History of Liao and the History of Jin.

A total of seven chapters contain biographies of traitors and rebels including Cai Jing, Huang Qianshan (黃潛善), Qin Hui, Zhang Bangchang (張邦昌) and Liu Yu (劉豫) whilst the four chapters on Confucian scholars feature individuals such as Zhou Dunyi, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Zhang Zai and Zhu Xi

Yizhoushu

The (1345) History of Song and subsequent dynastic histories only list the Jizhong Zhoushu in 10 fascicles.



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