Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government
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Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government is an 11th-century Chinese historical chronicle compiled under the Song dynasty to provide rulers with lessons from past political and military events.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical text
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Song dynasty work ⓘ historical chronicle ⓘ |
| alternateEnglishTitle |
Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government
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Comprehensive Mirror to Aid Governance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfCompletion | 11th century ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Song imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler |
Fan Zuyu
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Liu Ban NERFINISHED ⓘ Liu Shu NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Guang NERFINISHED ⓘ other Song scholars ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1084 ⓘ |
| dynasty | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis | moral evaluation of rulers and ministers ⓘ |
| endYearCovered | 959 AD ⓘ |
| genre | chronicle ⓘ |
| hasCommentariesBy | Zhu Xi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
events from Five Dynasties period
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events from Han dynasty ⓘ events from Jin dynasty ⓘ events from Northern and Southern dynasties ⓘ events from Qin dynasty ⓘ events from Sui dynasty ⓘ events from Tang dynasty ⓘ events from Three Kingdoms period ⓘ events from Warring States period ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Japanese historiography
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Korean historiography ⓘ later Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Chinese emperors
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high officials ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| narrativeScope |
military history
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political history ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 294 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | 資治通鑑 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
Emperor Shenzong of Song
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Emperor Yingzong of Song NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Confucian ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation | Northern Song China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to provide rulers with lessons from past military events
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to provide rulers with lessons from past political events ⓘ |
| startYearCovered | 403 BC ⓘ |
| structure | annalistic chronicle arranged by year ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 403 BC–959 AD ⓘ |
| transliteration | Zizhi Tongjian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
didactic text for governance
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manual of statecraft ⓘ |
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