TheMing Veritable Records[1]orMing Shilu(traditional Chinese:Minh thật lục;simplified Chinese:Minh thật lục;lit.'Veritable Recordsof Ming'), contains the imperial annals of the emperors of theMing dynasty(1368–1644). It is the single largest historical source for the dynasty. According to modern historians, it "plays an extremely important role in the historical reconstruction of Ming society and politics."[2]After the fall of the Ming dynasty, theMing Veritable Recordswas used as a primary source for the compilation of theHistory of Mingby theQing dynasty.[3]
Historical sources
editTheVeritable Records(shilu) for each emperor was composed after the emperor's death by a History Office appointed by theGrand Secretariatusing different types of historical sources such as:[4]
- "The Qiju zhu (Chinese:Khởi Cư Chú;pinyin:qǐjūzhù), or 'Diaries of Activity and Repose'. These were daily records of the actions and words of the Emperor in court. "
- "The 'Daily Records' (Chinese:Lịch ngày;pinyin:rìlì). These records, established precisely as a source for the compilation of the Veritable Records, were compiled by a committee on the basis of the diaries and other written sources. "
- Other sources such as materials collected from provincial centres and "culled from other official sources such as memorials, ministerial papers and the Metropolitan Gazette."
List of books
edit| Veritable Records | Emperor |
|---|---|
| Taizu Shilu( Thái Tổ thật lục ) | EmperorTaizuof Minga.k.a.theHongwu Emperor[3] |
| Taizong Shilu( Thái Tông thật lục ) | EmperorTaizongof Minga.k.a.theYongle Emperor(including the precedingJianwen Emperor's reign)[3] |
| Renzong Shilu( Nhân Tông thật lục ) | Emperor Renzong of Minga.k.a.Hongxi Emperor[3] |
| Xuanzong Shilu( tuyên tông thật lục ) | Emperor Xuanzong of Minga.k.a.Xuande Emperor[3] |
| Yingzong Shilu( anh tông thật lục ) | Emperor Yingzong of Ming(including theZhengtongandTianshunreigns, separated by theJingtaireign) |
| Xianzong Shilu( Hiến Tông thật lục ) | Emperor Xianzong of Minga.k.a.theChenghua |
| Xiaozong Shilu( hiếu tông thật lục ) | Emperor Xiaoping of Minga.k.a.theHongzhi |
| Wuzong Shilu( võ tông thật lục ) | Emperor Wuzong of Minga.k.a.theZhengde Emperor |
| Shizong Shilu( Thế Tông thật lục ) | Emperor Shizong of Minga.k.a.theJiajing Emperor |
| Muzong Shilu( Mục Tông thật lục ) | Emperor Muzong of Minga.k.a.theLongqing Emperor |
| Shenzong Shilu( thần tông thật lục ) | Emperor Shenzong of Minga.k.a.theWanli Emperor |
| Guangzong Shilu( quang tông thật lục ) | Emperor Guangzonga.k.a.theTaichang Emperor |
| Xizong Shilu( hi tông thật lục ) | Emperor Xizong of Minga.k.a.theTianqi Emperor |
See also
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edit- Works cited
- Dreyer, Edward L.(2007).Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405–1433.New York. NY: Pearson Longman.ISBN9780321084439.
- Wade, Geoff (2005)."The Ming Shi-lu as a source for Southeast Asian History"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 8 May 2005.provides detailed and extensive background information on how the Ming Shi-lu was composed and the rhetoric that it uses.
Further reading
edit- Wade, Geoff. tr. (2005).Southeast Asia in the Ming Shi-lu: an open access resource.Singapore: Asia Research Institute and the Singapore E-Press, National University of Singapore.
External links
edit- "Veritable Records of the Ming Dynasty, Joseon Dynasty & Qing Dynasty".sinica.edu.tw(in Traditional Chinese).Academia Sinica.
- "Veritable Records of the Ming, Veritable Records of the Qing".history.go.kr(in Korean and Traditional Chinese).National Institute of Korean History.
- Interactive scholarly edition, with critical English translation and multimodal resources mashup (publications, images, videos)Engineering Historical Memory.