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元史

Mandarin · pinyin Yuán shǐ

History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 Sòng Lián in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

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元: yuán · first; dollar; origin; head
史: shǐ · history, chronicle, annals

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2–3 · Yuan2 shi3

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