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Chinese Literature
Miscellaneous histories (zashi 雜史)
The type of miscellaneous histories (zashi lei 雜史類) is a sub-category to the literary category of historiography (shibu 史部) in the collectaneum Siku quanshu 四庫全書. It is first used in the imperial bibliography of the official dynastic history Suishu 隋書. In contrast to the dynastic histories, miscellaneous histories are chronicles of events of a defined affair or circumstance. They are also expressively written by an author bringing forwards his own view of historical events. For the oldest histories of this type, the Guoyu 國語 and Zhanguoce 戰國策, their commentaries are included in the section. The section of miscellaneous histories in the Siku quanshu includes 22 books. Other important writings are the Zhenguan zhengyao 貞觀政要 and Songmo jiwen 松漠記聞.

書名 Title Composer(s)
國語 Guoyu (Zhou-Han) Anon.; (Wu) 韋昭 Wei Zhao (comm.)
戰國策 Zhanguoce (Zhou-Han) Anon.; (Han) 高誘 Gao You (comm.)
世本 * Shiben (Zhou) Anon.
貞觀政要 Zhenguan zhengyao (Tang) 吳兢 Wu He
五代史補 Wudai shi bu (Song) 陶岳 Tao Yue
北狩見聞錄 Beishou jianwenlu (Song) 曹勛 Cao Xun
焚椒錄 * Fenjiaolu (Liao) 王鼎 Wang Ding
松漠紀聞 Songmo jiwen (Song) 洪皓 Hong Hao
咸淳遺事 Xianchun yishi (Song) Anon.
汝南遺事 Runan yishi (Yuan) 王鶚 Wang E
錢塘遺事 Qiantang yishi (Yuan) 劉一清 Liu Yiqing
平宋錄 Ping Song lu (Yuan) 劉敏中 Liu Minzhong
弇山堂別集 Yanshantang bieji (Ming) 王世貞 Wang Shizhen
西園聞見錄 * Xiyuan jianwen lu (Ming) 張萱 Zhang Xuan
吾學編 * Wuxuebian (Ming) 鄭曉 Zheng Xiao
萬厲武功錄 * Wanli wugong lu (Ming) 瞿九思 Qu Jiusi
萬厲野獲編 * Wanli yehuo bian (Ming) 沈德符 Shen Defu
北征錄 * Beizhenglu (Ming) 查繼佐 Cha Jizuo
嘉靖東南平倭錄 * Jiajing dongnan pingwo lu (Ming) 徐學聚 Xu Xueju
萬曆三大征考 * Wanli sandazheng kao (Ming) 茅瑞征 Mao Ruizong
北征錄 * Beizhenglu (Ming) 查繼佐 Cha Jizuo
罪惟錄 * Zuiweilu (Ming) 金幼孜 Jin Youzi
名山藏 * Mingshanzang (Ming-Qing) 何喬遠 He Qiaoyuan
明季北略 * Mingji beilüe (Ming/Qing) 計六奇 Ji Liuqi
明季南略 * Mingji nanlüe (Ming/Qing) 計六奇 Ji Liuqi

* not contained in the Siku quanshu
Chinese literature according to the four-category system

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