It is well known that Zhongguo [China] is fortunate enough to possess a series of historical works comparing most favorably, in some of its parts, with the historical literature of any nation in the West. Since the Han, each dynasty has had its own history, compiled from its court chronicles, or Jih-li, during the succeeding reigns. The Jih-li, lit. "Daily Chronicles," must be considered the prime source of all the information contained in these histories. c. 91 B.C.E. - 1643 C.E.
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demerzel
27 weeks 1 day 21 hours 6 min agoI presume it'll be worthwhile read once I get to it...
Ryan
27 weeks 20 hours 52 min 24 sec agoCurrently reading a great history book that charts China's history as it relates to wall building and it speaks to these Dynasty "histories" quite a lot. China's history truly was written by the victors - with the recently fallen dynasty often demonized to legitimize the rule of the current dynasty.
Fascinating stuff.
demerzel
27 weeks 19 hours 17 min 29 sec agoHow else do you think the Mandate of Heaven came to be?