The old title was written by Ye Longli of the Southern Song Dynasty. Twenty-seven volumes. "Summary of the General Catalog of Sikuquanshu" states that Longli was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Chunyou (1247), and Shu was promoted in the seventh year of Chunxi (1180). There was a gap of sixty-seven years between them, which is very unusual. According to Yu Jiaxi's "Diagnosis of Symptoms of Siku", this book was written by someone in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, under the pseudonym of Longli. The book contains twelve volumes of "Emperor's Chronicle", seven volumes of "Biography", one volume of correspondence between the Jin, Song and Liao Dynasties, one volume of family names, customs and various systems, two volumes of itineraries and envoys to the north, one volume of miscellaneous notes of various tribes, and one volume of miscellaneous notes of the years. The first volume also includes "Chronology of the Nine Lords of the Khitan Kingdom", "The First Rise of the Khitan Kingdom", "A Map of the Genealogy of the Khitan Kingdom", "A Map of the Geography of the Khitan Kingdom", and "A Map of the Whole Yan Kingdom of Khitan Presented by Jin". The events recorded in the book are mostly excerpted from the original texts of Ouyang Xiu's "Historical Records of the Five Dynasties: Appendices of Siyi", Sima Guang's "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", Li Tao's "Continued Zizhi Tong Jian Long Edition", Hong Hao's "Song Mo Ji Wen", Wu Gui's "Miscellaneous Notes of Yanbei" and Song Dynasty's "Records of the Journey to Liao", etc., And are arranged in sections. There are excerpts here and there, which are quite inappropriate. The book records rumors, some of which are not included in the "History of Liao". The Yuan Dynasty revised "History of Liao", and Tian Zuo's "Ji" and "Biography" were mostly taken from this book. There are Yuan editions, Qianlong Wuying Palace editions, Chengen Hall editions and Saoye Shanfang editions.
Reader comments
Although it was written by someone in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty under the pseudonym of Tuoye Longli, there are still many contents not recorded in the "History of Liao". For example, the book's description of the customs, habits, and historical legends of the Khitan people felt very novel. However, some excerpts are not appropriate, but overall it is worth reading. If you are interested in Khitan history, you can also read this book!
Although it was written by someone in the middle of the Yuan Dynasty under the pseudonym of Tuoye Longli, there are still many contents not recorded in the "History of Liao". For example, the book's description of the customs, habits, and historical legends of the Khitan people felt very novel. However, some excerpts are not appropriate, but overall it is worth reading. If you are interested in Khitan history, you can also read this book!