History of Yuan 元史

The twenty third of the 二十四史 twenty four standard histories, compiled under the supervision of 宋濂 Song Lian, covering the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Source

Wikisource, accessed 2018-07-04, https://zh.wikisource.org/wiki/元史.

English translations

  • Schurmann, Franz 1956, Economic Structure of the Yüan Dynasty, Cambridge: Harvard University Press. This book contains an annotated translation of volumes 93 and 94.
  • Xiao, Qiqing 1978, The Military Establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, Cambridge: Council of East Asian Studies, Harvard University. This book contains an annotated translation of volumes 98 and 99.
  • Discussion

    1. Farquhar, David M 2014, “Structure and Function in the Yuan Imperial Government,” in China Under Mongol Rule, edited by John D Langlois, E-Book, Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 25–55. This chapters explains much of the terminology used in volumes 85-92 on official posts.
    2. Lao, Yan-Shuan 2014, “Southern Chinese Scholars and Educational Institutions in Early Yuan: Some Preliminary Remarks,” in China Under Mongol Rule, edited by John D Langlois, E-Book, Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 107-134. This chapters explains much of the terminology used in volumes 81-84 on selection of officials.
    3. Wilkinson, Endymion Porter 2015, Chinese History: a New Manual, Cambridge and London: Harvard University Asia Center, pp. 779-780.

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