The ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'' () is an unofficial history from the time of the
Eastern Han
The Han dynasty was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived Qin dynasty (221–206 BC ...
dynasty that consists of a collection sidenotes on historical events. The ten-volume book was written by
Zhao Ye (赵晔), and narrates the history of battles between the states of
Wu and
Yue during the
Spring and Autumn period
The Spring and Autumn period () was a period in History of China, Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou (256 BCE), characterized by the gradual erosion of royal power as local lords nominally subject t ...
. The text is richly styled and detailed in a way that resembles texts from the School of "Minor-talks" (小說家/小说家; ''Xiaoshuojia'') within the
Hundred Schools of Thought
The Hundred Schools of Thought () were philosophies and schools that flourished during the late Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period (221 BC). The term was not used to describe these different philosophies until Confucianism, M ...
.
The ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'' is considered a follow-up of the ''
Lost Book of Yue'' (越絕書). The annals have several modern commentaries and revised versions.
Contents
* volume 1: Biography of
Taibo
* volume 2: Biography of
Shoumeng, King of Wu
* volume 3: The story of how King Liao put
Prince Guang into office
* volume 4: Inner biography of King
Helü
* volume 5: Inner biography of King
Fuchai
* volume 6: External biography of
King Wuyu of Yue
* volume 7: External story of how King
Goujian
Goujian (; r. 496–465 BC) was a king of the Yue state. He succeeded his father, Yunchang (允常), to the Yue throne.
Goujian's reign coincided with arguably the last major conflict of the Spring and Autumn period: the struggle between Wu ...
became a servant
* volume 8: External story of how Goujian returned home
* volume 9: External story of Goujian's schemes
* volume 10: External story of how Goujian overcame Wu
References
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Han dynasty texts
Wu (state)
Yue (state)
1st-century history books