New History of the Five Dynasties
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New History of the Five Dynasties is an 11th-century Chinese historical work that offers a revised and more critical account of the Five Dynasties period, emphasizing moral evaluation of rulers and officials.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historical text
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dynastic history ⓘ official history ⓘ |
| aim |
to correct perceived biases in Old History of the Five Dynasties
ⓘ
to provide a more critical account of the Five Dynasties period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Xin Wudai Shi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateCompletionYear | 1053 ⓘ |
| author |
Ouyang Xiu
NERFINISHED
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Song Qi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | one of the official dynastic histories of China ⓘ |
| category |
Chinese historiography
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Song dynasty literature ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Song court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler | Ouyang Xiu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of foreign peoples
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biographies of emperors ⓘ biographies of officials ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 11th century ⓘ |
| dynastyOfComposition | Song dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasis |
Confucian moral judgment
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critique of usurpation ⓘ legitimacy of dynastic rule ⓘ |
| focus |
moral evaluation of officials
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moral evaluation of rulers ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| historicalGenre |
biographical history
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standard history ⓘ |
| historicalScope |
Later Han
NERFINISHED
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Later Jin NERFINISHED ⓘ Later Liang NERFINISHED ⓘ Later Tang NERFINISHED ⓘ Later Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese historical writing ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Confucian historiography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
literary style of Ouyang Xiu
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strong moral criticism of rulers ⓘ |
| partOf | Twenty-Four Histories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodCovered | Five Dynasties period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfCompilation | Northern Song China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Old History of the Five Dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revises | Old History of the Five Dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure |
annals
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biographies ⓘ treatises ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Song dynasty historiography ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | 907–960 ⓘ |
| titleInChinese | 新五代史 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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