Wu Zhen (historian)

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Wu Zhen (fl. 11th century), courtesy name Tingzhen, was a Song dynasty historian from Chengdu who wrote 2 books enumerating mistakes found in New Book of Tang and Historical Records of the Five Dynasties , both history books by Ouyang Xiu (Ouyang had several co-authors with New Book of Tang). As pointed out in the 18th-century Siku Quanshu , Wu Zhen was "inclined to criticise for the sake of criticism". [1]

Works

Although he apparently wrote other works (including a monograph on the Five Dynasties period Later Liang dynasty), Wu Zhen's only 2 surviving books are:

Both were published after Ouyang Xiu's death in 1072. In the first book's preface, Wu Zhen blasted the New Book of Tang as the worst official history book ever written. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Tonami, Mamoru; (transl. B. Albertat) (1978). "Hsin T'ang-shu chiu-miu". In Balazs, Etienne; Hervouet, Yves (eds.). A Sung Bibliography. The Chinese University Press. p. 67. ISBN   962-201-158-6.
  2. Tonami, Mamoru; (transl. B. Albertat) (1978). "Wu-tai shih-chi tsuan-wu". In Balazs, Etienne; Hervouet, Yves (eds.). A Sung Bibliography. The Chinese University Press. pp. 68–9. ISBN   962-201-158-6.
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