Book of Liang
| Book of Liang | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 梁書 | ||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 梁书 | ||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Liáng Shū |
| Southern Min | |
| Hokkien POJ | Liông-su |
The Book of Liang (Chinese: 梁書; pinyin: Liáng Shū), was compiled under Yao Silian, completed in 635. Yao heavily relied on the original manuscript of his father Yao Cha, as his comments were quoted in several chapters.
The Chinese measure of distance (li) used in the Book of Liang corresponds to 400 metres,
The Book of Liang is part of the Twenty-Four Histories canon of Chinese history.
It contains the history of the Liang dynasty, and various descriptions of countries to the east of China. One of its best-known passages is the description by the monk Hui Shen (慧深) of the country of Fusang, 20,000 li east of China.
Wa was an ancient kingdom of Japan. Though little concrete information can be found today, its capital precinct, Yamatai, was most likely located either in Kyūshū or in the Kinki region.
Various Rong of the Eastern Yi: Gaogouli; Baiji; Xinluo; Wo; Wenshen; Dahan; Fusang
Various Rong to the West and North Henan; Gaochang; Hua; Zhouguke; Hebatan; Humidan; Baiti; Qiuci; Yutian; Kepantuo; Mo; Bosi; Dangchang; Dengzhi; Wuxing; Rourou
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