The ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'' () is an unofficial history from the time of the
Eastern Han 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 Chinese history from approximately 770 to 476 BC (or according to some authorities until 403 BC) which corresponds roughly to the first half of the Eastern Zhou period. The period's name derives fr ...
. 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 ''Spring and Autumn Annals of Wu and Yue'' is considered a follow-up of the ''
Lost Book of Yue
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History
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'' (越絕書). The annals have several modern commentaries and revised versions.
Contents
* volume 1: Biography of
Taibo
* volume 2: Biography of
Shoumeng
King Shoumeng (, d. 561 BC) was the 19th ruler and first king of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
Background
It was under Shoumeng's reign that Wu first began to interact with the other Spring and Autumn states ...
, 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
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
* volume 7: External story of how King
Goujian 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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History of ancient China
Han dynasty texts
Wu (state)
Yue (state)
1st-century history books