Wudai Huiyao

Wudai Huiyao
AuthorWang Pu
Original title五代會要 (Wǔdài Huìyào)
LanguageClassical Chinese
GenreChinese historiography
Publication date
961
Publication placeChina (Song dynasty)
Original text
五代會要 (Wǔdài Huìyào) at Chinese Wikisource

Wudai Huiyao (五代會要, "Institutions of the Five Dynasties Period") is a Chinese historiography book on the Five Dynasties period (roughly 907–960) of ancient China, written by the Song dynasty chancellor Wang Pu (922–982), who had personally served the last two of the five dynasties, namely the Later Han and the Later Zhou.

After collecting as much information on government systems in the chaotic period as he could find, he carefully examined the material before compiling it into Wudai Huiyao. The work was presented, along with Wang's Tang Huiyao, the Tang dynasty counterpart, to Emperor Taizu of Song. It was published in 30 chapters.

References

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  • Shimasue Kazuyasu (1978). "Wu-tai hui-yao". In Hervouet, Yves (ed.). A Sung Bibliography. Translated by T. Nakayama). Hong Kong: Chinese University Press. p. 177. ISBN 962-201-158-6.
  • Theobald, Ulrich (July 3, 2010). "Wudai huiyao". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 9 August 2013.