Northern and Southern Dynasties Five Histories Dictionary

Author: Jian Xiuli, Editor-in-Chief
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Publishing Date: 2000-03-01
Features: The Dictionary of the Five Histories of the Northern Dynasties is a specialized dictionary covering the scope of "the Five Histories of the Northern Dynasties." The "Five Histories of the Northern Dynasties" include Wei Shou's History of Wei, Li Yanshou's History of the Northern Dynasties, Li Baiyao's History of Northern Qi, Linghu Defen's History of Zhou, and the History of Sui by Wei Zheng and Linghu Defen, corresponding to the "Five Histories of the Southern Dynasties." This book is based on the punctuated editions of History of Wei, History of the Northern Dynasties, History of Northern Qi, History of Zhou, and History of Sui published by Zhonghua Book Company. The entire book includes over 54,000 entries from the original texts of the Five Histories of the Northern Dynasties, such as terms, names of people, places, countries, dynasties, ethnic groups, works, institutional systems, historical events, artifacts, religious and ceremonial customs, astronomical and calendrical calculations, music and arts, medicine, and flora and fauna. The explanations are straightforward, concise, and practical. All names of people and places (including ancient states, capitals, mountains, rivers, lakes, passes, water conservancy projects, palaces, pavilions, and terraces) that appear in the aforementioned five histories, as well as ethnic groups, official positions, classical texts, artifacts and institutional systems, historical events, and specialized terms related to astronomy, calendrics, music, medicine, etc., are included. The entries are arranged in order of stroke count for the first character, and an Index of Entries is provided at the beginning of the book, with the same arrangement as the main text. Page numbers in the main text are noted for easy reference.