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宋史

Mandarin · pinyin Sòng shǐ

History of the Song Dynasty, twentieth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, composed under Toktoghan 脫脫 Tuō tuō in 1345 during the Yuan Dynasty 元 Yuán, 496 scrolls
(not to be confused with 宋書 Sòng shū)

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宋: sòng · Song dynasty; surname
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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4–3 · Song4 shi3

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