资治通鉴
Traditional form:
資治通鑒
Pinyin (reading):
Zīzhì Tōngjiàn
Definitions:
- A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光／司马光 ( Sīmǎ Guāng) Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls
Characters:
- 资 - wealth, property, capital
- 治 - to administer, to govern, to regulate
- 通 - to pass through, to open, to connect; to communicate; common
- 鉴 - mirror, looking glass; to reflect
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