History of Yuan
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The History of Yuan is one of the official Chinese historical works known as the Twenty-Four Histories
of China
. The historical work consists of 210 chapters chronicling the history of the Genghisid Yuan Dynasty
from the time of Genghis Khan
(1162–1227) to the flight of the last Yuan Emperor Huizong (Toghun Temür, 1333–1370) from Dadu
in 1368.
Yuanshi,commissioned by the court of the Ming Dynasty
, was composed in 1370 by the official Bureau of History of the Ming Dynasty
, under direction of Song Lian
(1310–1381). The compilation formalized the official history of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. Under the guidance of Song Lian, the official dynastic history broke with the old Confucian historiographical
tradition, establishing a new historical framework asserting that the influence of history was equal in influence to the great Confucian classics in determining the course of human affairs.
Only parts of The History of Yuan have been translated into European languages. Mongolian scholar Dandaa translated the whole history into Classic Mongolian in the early 20th century. The effort was funded by the government of Mongolian People's Republic and it is now kept in the National archive of Mongolia.
In China, Yuanshi has long been considered to be hastily compiled, and consequently its quality does not rival that of the other works of the Twenty-Four Histories. In Taiwan the New History of Yuan is used; this history was proposed by Xu Shichang and was compiled prior to 1920. However the New History of Yuan does not have a books categorization system (艺文志).
Twenty-Four Histories
The Twenty-Four Histories is a collection of Chinese historical books covering a period from 3000 BC to the Ming Dynasty in the 17th century. The whole set contains 3213 volumes and about 40 million words...
of China
China
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. The historical work consists of 210 chapters chronicling the history of the Genghisid Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
from the time of Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
(1162–1227) to the flight of the last Yuan Emperor Huizong (Toghun Temür, 1333–1370) from Dadu
Khanbaliq
Khanbaliq or Dadu refers to a city which is now Beijing, the current capital of the People's Republic of China...
in 1368.
Yuanshi,commissioned by the court of the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, was composed in 1370 by the official Bureau of History of the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, under direction of Song Lian
Song Lian
Song Lian , style name Jinglian , was a literary and political adviser to the Ming dynasty founder, and one of the principal figures in the Mongol Yuan Dynasty Jinhua school of Neo-Confucianism...
(1310–1381). The compilation formalized the official history of the preceding Yuan Dynasty. Under the guidance of Song Lian, the official dynastic history broke with the old Confucian historiographical
Historiography
Historiography refers either to the study of the history and methodology of history as a discipline, or to a body of historical work on a specialized topic...
tradition, establishing a new historical framework asserting that the influence of history was equal in influence to the great Confucian classics in determining the course of human affairs.
Only parts of The History of Yuan have been translated into European languages. Mongolian scholar Dandaa translated the whole history into Classic Mongolian in the early 20th century. The effort was funded by the government of Mongolian People's Republic and it is now kept in the National archive of Mongolia.
In China, Yuanshi has long been considered to be hastily compiled, and consequently its quality does not rival that of the other works of the Twenty-Four Histories. In Taiwan the New History of Yuan is used; this history was proposed by Xu Shichang and was compiled prior to 1920. However the New History of Yuan does not have a books categorization system (艺文志).