Jin Shi (8 Volumes) ((8 Volumes))

Author: Tuo Tuo
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Publish Date: July 1, 1975
Features: The History of the Jin Dynasty consists of 135 volumes, including 19 volumes of chronicles, 39 volumes of treatises, 4 volumes of tables, and 73 volumes of biographies. It is a feudal history book that records the rise and fall of the Jin Dynasty. Although the historical perspective of The History of the Jin Dynasty is reactionary, by analyzing it with Marxist viewpoints and looking beyond the surface to the essence, we can still find many valuable references. Especially when the Jin Dynasty Annals and works by Wang E have been lost, it remains an important historical source for studying the Jin Dynasty. In this book, the Biography of Loyalty and Righteousness, in order to commend the stubborn local tyrant Shi Maoxian and his confrontation with the Red Turban Army, unintentionally depicts a scene where a general of the Red Turban Army, Guo San, occupied Mi Prefecture and passed through the village where Shi Maoxian lived. The villagers gathered in groups to welcome the rebel army and warmly referred to Guo San as a general. Although the author's intention was to contrast the "loyalty and righteousness" of this local tyrant, it inadvertently reveals the friendly attitude and emotions of the people toward the rebel army at the time. As for the suppression of the Lalaowang Rebellion by Emperor Shizong of the Jin Dynasty, in order to highlight the "great achievements" of this so-called "benevolent ruler," this book records the beginning and end of the incident in the Biography of Treacherous Ministers in a relatively detailed manner. Some folk rhymes in the Treatise on the Five Elements, such as the one popular in Weizhou during the Zhengyou era, "Winter is round, half a year chopped, Cold Food Festival, no people," vividly reflect the desperate and desolate scene of the people's livelihood at the end of the Jin Dynasty. These provide insights into the class struggle at the time and the social reality under brutal class exploitation and oppression. The History of the Jin Dynasty also systematically records the development history of the Jurchen people, particularly the early history of the Jurchen and related ethnic groups, which is rarely found in other historical records. The treatises in this book are quite detailed, providing useful materials for studying the institutional systems, administrative divisions, and natural phenomena of the Jin Dynasty.