Xue Jucheng (薛居正)(912-981) was a Chinese scholar-historian who served under the Song Dynasty, as well as four of the Five Dynasties that preceded the Song Dynasty. Xue is best known for compiling the Five Dynasties History 五代史 which was put together in the 960s and 970s. Events Orso II Participazio becomes Doge of Venice Patriarch Nicholas I Mysticus becomes patriarch of Constantinople Births November 23 - Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor (+ 973) Abd-ar-rahman III - prince of the Umayyad dynasty Deaths Oleg of Kiev Categories: 912 ... Events Births Princess Theodora, later Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: WÇ”dàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... The Five Dynasties History (五代史} was an official history of the Five Dynasties (907-960), which controlled much of northern China. ...

Early Career

Xue Juzheng was born during the Later Liang Dynasty, the first of the Five Dynasties. He received his jinshi examination degree during the Later Tang Dynasty (923-936.) He continued to serve the remaining three dynasties of the Five Dynasties, the Later Jin Dynasty, Later Han Dynasty, and the Later Zhou Dynasty. The Later Liang (Simplified Chinese character: 后梁, Traditional Chinese character: 後梁, Hanyu pinyin Hòu Liáng) (907-923) was one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: Wǔdàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... The Later Tang Dynasty was a short-lived dynasty that lasted from 923 to 936 one of the five dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. ... Events June 15 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is killed, King Charles the Simple is arrested by the supporters of Duke Rudolph of Burgundy. ... Events King Taejo of Goryeo (Wanggeon) defeats Hubaekje. ... The JÄ«n Dynasty (Jurchen: Anchu; Chinese: 金朝; Pinyin: JÄ«n Cháo; 1115-1234), also known as the Jurchen dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan (完顏 Wányán) clan of the Jurchen, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later. ... The Later Han Dynasty could refer to two dynasties in China: The Eastern Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 9) A dynasty in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (936-947) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty) (late 10th century BC to late 9th century BC - 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ...

Five Dynasties History

Main article: Five Dynasties History

When the Song Dynasty conquered the Later Zhou Dynasty in 960, Xue took service with the new dynasty as he had with dynasties prior to the new rulers of northern China. During the first two decades of the Song Dynasty, Xue set about to compiling a history of the Five Dynasties. The Five Dynasties History (五代史} was an official history of the Five Dynasties (907-960), which controlled much of northern China. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... The Zhou Dynasty (周朝; Wade-Giles: Chou Dynasty) (late 10th century BC to late 9th century BC - 256 BC) followed the Shang (Yin) Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty in China. ... Events Edgar the Peaceable crowned King of England. ... // For other uses, see Dynasty (disambiguation). ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ...

Entitled Five Dynasties History 五代史, the main purpose of the work was to reinforce the claim of the Song Dynasty to the Mandate of Heaven from the Tang Dynasty through the Five Dynasties to the reigning Song Dynasty. The Five Dynasties History (五代史} was an official history of the Five Dynasties (907-960), which controlled much of northern China. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... The Mandate of Heaven (天命 PÄ«nyÄ«n: Tiānmìng) was a traditional Chinese concept of legitimacy used to support the rule of the kings of the Zhou Dynasty and later the Emperors of China. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: Wǔdàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ...

Death and Legacy

Xue Juzheng did not live much longer than the completion of his compilation of the Five Dynasties History, dying in 981, the 21st year of the Song Dynasty of China. However, his legacy of writing a history of a previous era of Chinese history for the purpose of bolstering the current patron dynasty would be repreated later in Chinese history, notably with the Yuan Dynasty’s writing of the Liao History. The Song Dynasty (Chinese: ) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ... The Yuan Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yuáncháo; Mongolian: Dai Ön Yeke Mongghul Ulus) lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. ... The Liao Dynasty (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: Liáo Cháo), 907-1125, also known as the Khitan Empire, was an empire in northern China that ruled over the regions of Manchuria, Mongolia, and parts of northern China proper. ...

Work Referenced

Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China 900-1800. Harvard University Press.

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