Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Author: (Jin) Chen Shou compiled, (Song) Pei Songzhi annotated
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Publishing Date: 2005-03-01
Features: From the first year of Huangchu (220 AD) of Emperor Wen of Wei to the first year of Taikang (280 AD) of Emperor Wu of Jin, the period was one of the Three Kingdoms (Wei, Shu, and Wu) in Chinese history. A comprehensive historical record of these six decades is the Romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Chen Shou in the early Western Jin Dynasty. The Romance of the Three Kingdoms divides the Three Kingdoms into three books—Book of Wei (30 volumes), Book of Shu (15 volumes), and Book of Wu (20 volumes), totaling 65 volumes, creating a unique style in the field of dynastic history.