"An Nan Zhi Lüe Overseas Chronicles"

Author: Lê Tr?nh
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Annam Annals is a Vietnamese history chronicle written by Lê Tr?nh in China during the 14th century. Lê Tr?nh, styled Jǐnggāo and styled Dongshan, was born around the 1960s of the 13th century and died around the 1940s of the 14th century. He claimed: "I am Lê Tr?nh, a native of Annam, and the descendant of Ruan Ao, the Governor of Jiaozhou in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. The completion of Annam Annals was largely completed in the 1930s of the 14th century, during the Yuan Dynasty's Yuanyong and Zhiyuan years. Lê Tr?nh was a 'young man of over twenty who came to serve the king.' In his preface, he said: 'Having submitted to the holy dynasty, it has been over fifty years since then. Annam Annals holds significant academic value for the study of ancient Sino-Vietnamese relations and Vietnamese history. This book is part of the Collected Histories of Sino-foreign Transportation. Annam Annals is a Vietnamese history chronicle written by Lê Tr?nh in China during the 14th century. The original book had 20 volumes, with 19 volumes currently existing. It comprehensively explains the history, geography, specialties, customs, and systems of Vietnam, especially its relations with China. It is one of the earliest large-scale general histories of Vietnam from ancient times to the Yuan Dynasty, and it genuinely reflects the common roots of the two countries in terms of ethnicity and culture, as well as their close ties in economy and politics. It provides invaluable historical materials for contemporary studies of Vietnamese history and Sino-Vietnamese relations. This book is a collation edition, making it easier for readers to read.