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Chinese Literature
Annals and Chronicles (biannian 編年)
The type of annals or chronicles (biannian lei 編年類) is a sub-category to the literary category of historiography (shibu 史部) in the collectaneum Siku quanshu 四庫全書. Unlike the official dynastic histories, which are arranged in a biographic-thematic style (jizhuanti 紀傳體), the annals are strictly chronological (biannianti 編年體). The most important chronicles are the Hanji 漢紀, Houhanji 後漢紀, Zizhi tongjian 資治通鑒, Xu zizhitongjian changbian 續資治通鑒長編 and Jianyan yilai xinian yaolu 建炎以來系年要錄. The annals section of the Siku quanshu contains 38 books.

書名 Title Composer(s)
竹書紀年 Zhushu jinian (Zhou) Anon.; (Liang) 沈約 Shen Yue (comm.)
前漢紀 (漢紀) Qianhanji (Hanji) (Han) 荀悅 Xun Yue
後漢紀 Houhanji (Jin) 袁宏 Yuan Hong
元經 Yuanjing (Sui) 王通 Wang Tong (?), (Tang) 薛收 Xue Shou (comp.)
大唐創業起居注 (Da-)Tang chuangye qijuzhu (Song) 溫大雅 Wen Daya
資治通鑒 Zizhi tongjian (Song) 司馬光 Sima Guang; (Yuan) 胡三省 Hu Sanxing (comm.)
稽古錄 Jigulu (Song) 司馬光 Sima Guang
資治通鑑外紀 Zizhi tongjian waiji (Song) 劉恕 Liu Shu
續資治通鑒長編 Xu zizhi tongjian changbian (Song) 李燾 Li Tao
建炎以來系年要錄 Jianyan yilai xinian yaolu (Song) 李心傳 Li Xinchuan
靖康要錄 Jingkang yaolu (Song) Coll.
資治通鑒前編 Zizhi tongjian qianbian (Song) 金履祥 Jin Lüxiang
通鑒綱目 Tongjian gangmu > Historical critique (Song) 朱熹 Zhu Xi
續宋編年資治通鑒 * Xu Song biannian zizhi tongjian (Song) 劉時舉 Liu Shiju
庚申外史 * Gengshen waishi (Yuan/Ming) Quan Heng 權衡
資治通鑒續編 Zizhi tongjian xubian (Yuan/Ming) 陳桱 Chen Jing
國榷 * Guoque (Ming) 談遷 Tan Qian
宋元資治通鑒 * Song-Yuan zizhi tongjian (Ming) 1) 王宗沐 Wang Zongmu, 2) Xue Yingqi 薛應旂
明實錄 * Mingshilu (Ming/Qing/Rep) (comp.)
崇禎長編 * Chongzhen changbian (Qing) 王楫 Wang Ji
資治通鑒補(正) * Zizhi tongjian bu(zheng) (Ming) 嚴衍 Yan Yan
資治通鑒後編 Zizhi tongjian houbian (Qing) 徐乾學 Xu Qianxue
續資治通鑒 * Xu zizhi tongjian (Qing) 畢沅 Bi Yuan
滿文老檔 * Manwen laodang (Qing/Rep) (comp.)
滿洲實錄 * Manzhou shilu (Qing/Rep) (comp.)
武皇帝實錄 * Wu huangdi shilu (Qing/Rep) (comp.)
東華錄 * Donghualu (Qing) 蔣良騏 Jiang Liangqi
皇清開國方略 Huang-Qing kaiguo fanglüe (Qing) 阿桂 Agūi, 梁國治 Liang Guozhi (et al.; imp. ord.)
清實錄 * Qingshilu (Qing/Rep) (comp.)

* not contained in the Siku quanshu
Chinese literature according to the four-category system

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