History of Yuan

History of Yuan is a classical Chinese history book from 1370, compiled by Song Lian under the direction of the Ming court. It is one of the official histories of the Yuan dynasty and belongs to the Twenty-Four Histories, the traditional Chinese series of dynastic histories. In other words, this is a formal historical record of a ruling house and its era, not a novel or a modern narrative history.

This book will appeal to readers interested in Chinese history, especially the way a later dynasty recorded the one before it. Its main interest lies in its official, institutional point of view and in the fact that it sits inside a long historical tradition rather than standing alone. If you like books that show how a period is documented through court history, this volume fits naturally alongside other dynastic histories in the same tradition.