Basic Annals
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Basic Annals is the chronologically organized core section of Sima Qian’s "Records of the Grand Historian," detailing the reigns of major rulers and key historical events.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chronological annals
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section of a historical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Sima Qian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 本紀 (Benji) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Sima Qian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentOf | core narrative framework of Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early imperial China ⓘ |
| describes |
key historical events
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reigns of major rulers ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Biographies in Records of the Grand Historian
NERFINISHED
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Hereditary Houses in Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ Tables in Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
chronology of Chinese rulers
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political history ⓘ |
| function | organize historical material by reign and year ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Annals of Emperor Wu of Han
NERFINISHED
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Annals of Gaozu of Han NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of Qin Shihuang NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of Shang NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of Xia NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of the Yellow Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalMethod | integration of myth, legend, and documented history ⓘ |
| historiographicalTradition | Chinese standard histories ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese dynastic histories ⓘ |
| inspired | benji sections in later official histories ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historiography ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | annalistic year-by-year record ⓘ |
| organizationalRole | provides chronological backbone for the Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| partOf | Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySubject | emperors and kings ⓘ |
| significance | model for imperial annals in East Asian historiography ⓘ |
| structure | chronological ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Qin dynasty
NERFINISHED
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early Han dynasty ⓘ legendary Yellow Emperor era ⓘ |
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