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Expansion: the history of the South
Southern History is one of the "Twenty-four History" officially revised by China. Biography, * * * eighty volumes, of which ten volumes and seventy volumes are biographies, which began in the first year of Emperor Wu (420) and ended in the third year (589). History of the South and History of the North are a pair of companion pieces, which were jointly compiled by Li Shishi and his son li yanshou.
"History of the South" began in 420 AD and ended in 589 AD, and recorded the history of four dynasties 170 years. In fact, it is an abridged version of the four books of Song, Qi, Liang and Chen. The author highlights the status of a big family, and often collects the figures of various dynasties in biographies into a series, for example, the figures of various dynasties are included in family biographies.
The result is like a family tree. The book is simplified by deleting the complex. Although there are some shortcomings, the text is concise and easy to read, and materials other than the four books are added, which still has great historical value.
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The History of the South consists of ten volumes, which are divided into Song Benji, Qi Benji, Liang Benji and Chen Benji. In the first year of Song Ziyong (420), Emperor Wu of Song proclaimed himself emperor, and in the third year of Ming Dynasty (479), Emperor Shun of Song was deposed until the Song Dynasty, which lasted for eight generations and was called Liu Song in history.
Qi, also known as Nanqi in history, was abolished from the first year of Yuan Dynasty (479) to the second year of Zhongxing (502), which lasted for 23 years and experienced seven emperors. In 502, Liang Ziyuan was replaced by Qi, in 557, Emperor Jing of Liang was abolished, and Chen Dailiang continued three generations of emperors for 56 years.
In the first year of Chen Ziyong (557), Chen Baxian proclaimed himself emperor, and in the third year of Zhenming (589), the Sui army crossed the south of the Yangtze River, captured Jiankang, and Chen Houzhu was captured until the demise of the Chen Dynasty, which lasted for thirty-two years. Song Benji, Qi Benji, Liang Benji and Chen Benji describe the major events in different dynasties and periods with the emperors in each dynasty as the center.