Zizhi Tongjian (Bianwen Duzhao, Complete 14 Volumes)

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Publisher: Jilin Photographic Publishing House
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Features: The Zizhi Tongjian is the first comprehensive chronological history in Chinese history. Organized and compiled by the famous Northern Song minister and historian Sima Guang, it took nineteen years to complete the entire work, consisting of 294 volumes. The events recorded in The Zizhi Tongjian span from the 20th year of King Weilie of Zhou to the 6th year of Xingde of Zhou Shizong, covering a total of 1,362 years. The content of The Zizhi Tongjian primarily focuses on politics, military affairs, and ethnic relations, while also encompassing economics, culture, and historical figures. Its purpose is to warn people by describing the policies of the ruling class that affected the prosperity and decline of the nation and the rise and fall of ethnic groups.