元史

Traditional form:

元史

Pinyin (reading):

Yuánshǐ

Definitions:

• History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 ( Ershísì Shǐ), compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 ( Sòng Lián) in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls

Characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals

Traditional characters:

• 元 - first; dollar; origin; head
• 史 - history, chronicle, annals