Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "The Zizhi Tongjian (Tzu-chih Tung-chien; simplified Chinese: 资治通鉴; traditional Chinese: 資治通鑑; pinyin: Zīzhì Tōngjiàn; Wade–Giles: Tzu1-chih4 T'ung1-chien4; literally: \"Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance\") is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD, in the form of a chronicle. In 1065 AD, Emperor Yingzong of Song ordered the great historian Sima Guang (1019–1086 AD) to lead with other scholars such as his chief assistants Liu Shu, Liu Ban and Fan Zuyu, the compilation of a universal history of China. The task took 19 years to be completed, and, in 1084 AD, it was presented to his successor Emperor Shenzong of Song. The Zizhi Tongjian records Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning across almost 1,400 years, and contains 294 volumes (巻) and about 3 million Chinese characters."@en }
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- Zizhi_Tongjian abstract "The Zizhi Tongjian (Tzu-chih Tung-chien; simplified Chinese: 资治通鉴; traditional Chinese: 資治通鑑; pinyin: Zīzhì Tōngjiàn; Wade–Giles: Tzu1-chih4 T'ung1-chien4; literally: \"Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance\") is a pioneering reference work in Chinese historiography, published in 1084 AD, in the form of a chronicle. In 1065 AD, Emperor Yingzong of Song ordered the great historian Sima Guang (1019–1086 AD) to lead with other scholars such as his chief assistants Liu Shu, Liu Ban and Fan Zuyu, the compilation of a universal history of China. The task took 19 years to be completed, and, in 1084 AD, it was presented to his successor Emperor Shenzong of Song. The Zizhi Tongjian records Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning across almost 1,400 years, and contains 294 volumes (巻) and about 3 million Chinese characters.".