Zuo Zhuan
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Zuo Zhuan is an ancient Chinese narrative history traditionally associated with the Spring and Autumn Annals, renowned for its detailed accounts of political events, diplomacy, and warfare in the Eastern Zhou period.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chunqiu Zuozhuan | 1 |
| Zuo Commentary | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confucian classic
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ancient Chinese historical text ⓘ commentary ⓘ narrative history ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Commentary of Zuo
NERFINISHED
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Zuo Commentary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Chunqiu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Zuo Qiuming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | Confucian canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of diplomatic missions
ⓘ
accounts of major battles ⓘ moral evaluations of historical figures ⓘ speeches of rulers and ministers ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
classic model of narrative history in China
ⓘ
key source for early Chinese history ⓘ |
| dateOfCompilation | likely 4th–3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| endYearCovered | 468 BCE ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
diplomacy
ⓘ
interstate relations ⓘ moral judgments of historical events ⓘ political events ⓘ ritual and propriety ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| genre |
historiography
ⓘ
political narrative ⓘ |
| hasCommentaryOn | Spring and Autumn Annals of Lu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chinese historiography
ⓘ
Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ later Confucian scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dialogue-rich historical narrative
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prose narrative ⓘ |
| partOf | Thirteen Classics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodCovered |
Eastern Zhou dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation | Confucian ⓘ |
| regionCovered |
state of Lu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
states of the Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate | authorship and date of composition are debated by modern scholars ⓘ |
| startYearCovered | 722 BCE ⓘ |
| structure |
annalistic by year
ⓘ
organized as commentary on entries of the Spring and Autumn Annals ⓘ |
| studiedIn | imperial civil service examinations ⓘ |
| traditionalAuthor | Zuo Qiuming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalTitle | 左傳 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | transmitted as a classic in imperial China ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy | Sima Qian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zuo Commentary
this entity surface form:
Chunqiu Zuozhuan
subject surface form:
Jin (state)
subject surface form:
State of Chen