Qidan Guo Zhi
| Author | Ye Longli |
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| Country | Song dynasty |
| Language | Classical Chinese |
| Subject | history of the Liao dynasty |
Publication date | after 1247, possibly 1265–1274 (preface mistakenly dated 1180) |
| Qidan Guo Zhi | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 契丹國志 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 契丹国志 | ||||||||
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Qidan Guo Zhi ("Records of the Khitan Empire") is a 13th-century Chinese book chronicling the history of the Liao dynasty (907–1125; also known as the Khitan Empire) and the Khitan people. It was written by Ye Longli (葉隆禮) in the Southern Song dynasty, probably published 1265–1274 during Emperor Duzong's reign, even though the preface claimed it was submitted to the throne in 1180. (Ye Yongli did not pass the imperial examination until 1247.[1])
Contents
Consisting of 27 chapters (卷), the book includes history about the Khitan people before the foundation of the Liao Dynasty, although this section is laden with superstition. The book is primarily relied on sources from a foreign country (Northern Song dynasty), and as such, differs from History of Liao which is mainly based on official records from Liao dynasty itself.[2]
References
- ↑ Theobald, Ulrich (2010-07-03). "Qidan guo zhi". Chinaknowledge.
- ↑ Wakamatsu, Hiroshi; (transl. B. Albertat) (1978). "Ch'i-tan kuo chih". In Balazs, Etienne; Hervouet, Yves. A Sung Bibliography. The Chinese University Press. p. 90. ISBN 962-201-158-6.