''Dongdu Shilüe'' ("Summary of Events in the Eastern Capital") is an 1186 Chinese book chronicling the Northern

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

(960–1126) history, written by

Wang Cheng Wang Cheng (died 1200), courtesy name Jiping, was a Song dynasty historian who authored the monumental history book '' Dongdu Shilüe''. He also published 4 volumes of poetry which are no longer extant. Biography Wang Cheng's ancestral home A ...

, a Southern Song official in the historiographic compilation bureau. It was so titled because Song's "Eastern Capital"

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had fallen to the

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since the

Jingkang incident The Jingkang Incident (), also known as the Humiliation of Jingkang () and the Disorders of the Jingkang Period (), was an episode of invasions and atrocities that took place in 1127 during the Jin–Song Wars when the troops of the Jurchen-l ...

in 1127. Much of the information appears to be compiled by Wang Cheng's father Wang Shang (王賞), who worked in the editorial office for the Veritable Records during 1142–43.

The book contains 130 chapters (卷): *Chapters 1–12: annals of emperors (帝紀), one chapter each for every Northern Song emperor (from

Emperor Taizu of Song Emperor Taizu of Song (21 March 927 – 14 November 976), personal name Zhao Kuangyin, courtesy name Yuanlang, was the founding emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 960 until his death in 976. Formerly a distinguished milita ...

Emperor Qinzong Emperor Qinzong of Song (23 May 1100 – 14 June 1161), personal name Zhao Huan, was the ninth emperor of the Song dynasty of China and the last emperor of the Northern Song dynasty. Emperor Qinzong was the eldest son and heir apparent of Empe ...

) *Chapters 13–17: biographies of imperial relatives (世家) *Chapters 18–122: biographies (列傳), including the empresses *Chapters 123–130: supplementary monographs (附錄) about foreign countries: 2 chapters each for Liao dynasty,

, and

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, and 1 chapter each for

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( Gusiluo regime) and

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(

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, and

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)

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* Chinese history texts 12th-century history books Song dynasty literature 1180s books 1186 in Asia History books about the Song dynasty 12th-century Chinese books {{China-hist-book-stub

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