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The ''History of Liao'', or ''Liao Shi'' () is a Chinese historical book compiled officially by the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), under the direction of the historian Toqto'a (Tuotuo), and finalized in 1344.〔Xu Elina-Qian, p.22〕 Based on Khitan's primary sources and other previous official Chinese records, it exposes the Khitan people, Khitan's tribal life and traditions, and Liao dynasty's official history.〔 == Main sources == ''History of Liao'' of 1344 was compiled using older sources, mainly: * the ''Shilu'' (Veritable Records), completed in the Khitan Liao dynasty (907-1125) under Yelü Yan's direction, no longer extant; * a draft ''Liao Shi'', compiled in the Jurchen Jin dynasty under the direction of an official named Chen Daren, never published and no longer extant; * and several other sources such as the Zizhi Tongjian (1080's), Qidan Guozhi and other descriptions of the Khitans in the previous dynastic histories (Wei Shu, Sui Shu, ...). The ''Liao Shi'' contains 116 volumes,〔 including 30 volumes of Imperial Annals, 32 volumes of Records of Institutions, 8 volumes of Tables, 48 volumes of Biographies and Descriptions, and 1 volume of Glossary of National Language 國語解 Guoyijie (the Khitan language), which is a list of Khitan language words transcribed in Chinese characters. it is found in Chapter 116 - (遼史/卷116 ). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Liao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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