Wei Shou () (506–572),
courtesy name
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Boqi (伯起), was a
Chinese author born in Quyang County in Julu Commandery (today
Xingtai, Hebei) who served under the
Northern Qi dynasty.
[(魏收，字伯起，小字佛助，巨鹿下曲阳人也.) ''Bei Qi Shu'', vol.37] He wrote the ''
Book of Wei'', composed in 554, an important Chinese historical text.
See also
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Twenty-Four Histories
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References
*Cao, Daoheng
"Wei Shou" ''
Encyclopedia of China
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'', 1st ed.
506 births
572 deaths
Northern Wei historians
Northern Qi historians
6th-century Chinese historians
Northern Wei government officials
Politicians from Xingtai
Historians from Hebei
Northern Qi government officials
6th-century Chinese writers
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