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北史

Mandarin · pinyin Běi shǐ

History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽 Lǐ Yán shòu in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls

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北: běi · north; northern; northward
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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History of the Northern Dynasties (one of the official Chinese historical works in the Twenty-Four Histories canon)

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