The Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms, also known by its Chinese title Shiliuguo Chunqiu (simplified Chinese: 十六国春秋; traditional Chinese: 十六國春秋; pinyin: Shíliùguó Chūnqiū; Wade–Giles: Shihliukuo Ch'unch'iu) is a Chinese biographical historical work of the Sixteen Kingdoms compiled by the Northern Wei official Cui Hong[a] between 501 and 522. It became one of the chief sources for the compilation of the Book of Wei and Book of Jin.
| Author | Cui Hong |
|---|---|
| Original title | 十六國春秋 |
| Language | Classical Chinese |
| Subject | History of the Sixteen Kingdoms |
Publication date | early 6th century |
| Publication place | Northern Wei |
Parts of the book went missing from the early Tang dynasty and did not survive intact.[b] It originally contained 100 volumes, a preface and a chronological table.[c] By the time of the early Song dynasty, many of them were lost and only about 20 volumes remained, which were quoted extensively by Sima Guang, compiler of the Zizhi Tongjian.[d] There are two extant versions dating from the late Ming dynasty, the edition by Tu Qiaosun containing 100 volumes, and the one by He Tang containing 16 volumes, reprinted in the Hanwei Congshu, a compilation of histories. Tu's edition was published for the third time in 1781. Also there is a 100 volumes edition together with a chronological table from the mid-Qing dynasty by Tang Qiu, taken from the edition by He Tang and from other materials.
Notes
edit- ↑ Not to be confused with the father of Cui Hao, who has a similar-sounding name. The author of Shiliuguo Chunqiu has a biography in vol.67 of Book of Wei, and his courtesy name was Yanluan (彦鸾).
- ↑ Per vol.33 of Book of Sui, the Annals were still intact when the Book of Sui was compiled.
- ↑ Vol.46 of Old Book of Tang and vol.58 of New Book of Tang both recorded that the Annals consisted of 120 volumes.
- ↑ The biographies of the monarchs of the Sixteen Kingdoms were also cited in vols.119 to 127 of Taiping Yulan.
References
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- (in Chinese) Zhou, Yiliang, "Shiliuguo Chunqiu" ("Spring and Autumn Annals of the Sixteen Kingdoms"). Encyclopedia of China, 1st ed.
- (in Chinese) Chen, Changqi and Zhou, Qun. Shiliuguo Chunqiu Sanyi Kaolue (Studies on the Scatter and Disappearance of "Shiliuguo Chunqiu) Academic Research, 2005, No.7, p. 95-100.
- (in German) Franke, Otto, Geschichte des chinesischen Reiches. Eine Darstellung seiner Entstehung, seines Wesens und seiner Entwicklung bis zur neuesten Zeit, Berlin (Walter de Gruyter) 2001 (History of the Chinese realm. A representation of its emergence, its nature and its development up to the most recent time), Volume 3 Anmerkungen, Ergänzungen und Berichtigungen zu Band 1 und 2 Sach- und Namenverzeichnis (Remarks, Additions and Errata for volumes 1 and 2, indices on subjects and names), p. 224. ISBN 3-11-017034-5.
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