The book “History of the Three Kingdoms” which was written by Chen Shou during the period of the Western Jin Dynasty is another very famous historical biographies record after the books “Records of the Grand Historian” and “History of the Han Dynasty”. These three historical books and the book “History of the Later Han Dynasty” which was written lately are called by people as the “First Four Historical Records”. The author was very cautious to select the materials for the book “History of the Three Kingdoms”, and used the very simple and concise style of writing. Therefore, this book has a very high historical science research value. However, the researches on the origins of the different versions of the book “History of the Three Kingdoms” have not generated a consistent system yet. In the mean time, the textual research on the origins of the versions of the “History of the Three Kingdoms” before the Ming Dynasty and especially the versions during the period of Song and Yuan dynasties can help the modern scholars to research the origin and evolution relationships of all ancient versions in the handing-down process from the emergence of the “History of the Three Kingdoms” to now. Also, getting a clear understanding of the origin of the versions can help the modern scholars to make use of the good editions to make a research on the texts of the book “History of the Three Kingdoms”, and ultimately the classification level and the utilization value of the well-known historical w

Kharjaubai Mairagul, Wu-huan and Xian-bei According to San Guo Zhi and Hou Han Shu, Master thesis Consultant : Prof. Dr. Pulat Oktan p.92 The book San Guo Zhi (History Of The Three Kingdoms) and Hou Han Shu (History Of The Later Han) are first-hand sources which are important in every respect for Central and Northern Asian history. The records in connection with Wu-huan and Xian-bei cited in 30th chapter of the work titled San Guo Zhi (History Of The Three Kingdoms) and 90th chapter of the work titled Hou Han Shu (History Of The Later Han) in the study has been translated into Turkish and evaluated. The book Hou Han Shu (History Of The Later Han) is a first-hand source, important in every respect in terms of the Central and Northern Asian history. Although it is not conclusively known when Hou Han Shu was written, judging from the date the compiler of the work Fan Ye died, it can be said that the work was written sometimes around 445 A.D The events related in the work cover a time period of 197 years from the end of the tenure of Wang Mang (A.D.23) to the end of the tenure of the Emperor Xian Di (A.D. 220). The 30th chapter of the San Guo Zhi (History Of The Three Kingdoms) and the 90th chapter of the Hou Han Shu (History Of The Later Han ) have been earmarked to Wu-huan and Xian-bei tribes. Both tribes forged connections with China at different levels throughout the Han Dynasty and occasionally influenced the political life of China. The ethnic identities of the Wu-huan and

The Records of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese official history written by Chen Shou in the late 3rd century CE, covering the end of the Han dynasty (c. 184 – 220 CE) and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE). It is regarded as to be the authoritative source text for these periods. Compiled following the reunification of China under the Jin dynasty (266–420), the work chronicles the po The Records of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese official history written by Chen Shou in the late 3rd century CE, covering the end of the Han dynasty (c. 184 – 220 CE) and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE). It is regarded as to be the authoritative source text for these periods. Compiled following the reunification of China under the Jin dynasty (266–420), the work… (in…

Chen Shou (Chinese: 陳壽; 233–297), courtesy name Chengzuo (承祚), was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. Chen Shou is best known for his most celebrated work, the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), which records the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Shou wrote the Sanguozhi Chen Shou (Chinese: 陳壽; 233–297), courtesy name Chengzuo (承祚), was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer who lived during the Three Kingdoms period and Jin dynasty of China. Chen Shou is best known for his most celebrated work, the Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi), which records the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. Chen Shou wrote the Sanguozhi primarily in the form of biographies of notable persons of those eras. Today, Chen's Records of the Three Kingdoms is part of the Twenty-Four Histories canon of Chinese history. Sometime in the third century after 280, Chen Shou wrote his magnum opus: the 65-volume Sanguozhi (Records of the Three Kingdoms), which records the history of the late Eastern Han dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period. The text was divided into three sections – Book of Wei (魏書), Book of Shu (蜀書) and Book of Wu (吳書) – and was composed of mainly biographies of notable persons in those eras. Chen Shou received acclaim from his contemporaries for his work and was praised as an excellent historian. Around the time, another historian, Xiahou Zhan (夏侯湛), was writing his own Book of Wei (魏書; Wei Shu), which recorded the history of Wei in the Three Kingdoms era. He destroyed his work after reading Chen Shou's Sanguozhi. Zhang Hua was so deeply impressed with the Sanguozhi that he told Chen Shou, "We should entrust the responsibility of writing the Book of Jin to you." Chen Shou was highly regarded as such after he wrote the Sanguozhi.

The Records of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese historical text which covers the history of the late