Book by Wei Shou about Northern Wei and Eastern Wei dynasties
This article is about the historical text concerning the Northern and Eastern Wei from 386 to 550. For the text about Cao Wei of the Three Kingdoms (220–265), see Records of the Three Kingdoms.
Book of Wei
Traditional Chinese
魏書
Simplified Chinese
魏书
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wèi Shū
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Gūi-su
The Book of Wei, also known by its Chinese name as the Wei Shu, is a classic Chinese historical text compiled by Wei Shou from 551 to 554, and is an important text describing the history of the Northern Wei and Eastern Wei from 386 to 550.[1] Widely regarded as the official and authoritative source historical text for that period, it is one of the Twenty-Four Histories.
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