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name明史
    pinyin Míng Shǐ
authority-wikidataQ28763
link-wikipedia_zh明史
link-wikipedia_enHistory_of_Ming
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creatorperson:張廷玉四庫全書總目提要·卷46 史部·正史類二》:國朝保和殿大學士張廷玉等奉敕撰。
indexed-inwork:清史稿清史稿·志一百二十一 藝文二 史部》:明史三百三十六卷。
    juan-size 336清史稿·志一百二十一 藝文二 史部》:明史三百三十六卷。
    stated-category 正史
indexed-inwork:四庫全書總目提要四庫全書總目提要·卷46 史部·正史類二》:《明史》三百三十六卷{{內府刊本}}
    juan-size 336四庫全書總目提要·卷46 史部·正史類二》:《明史》三百三十六卷{{內府刊本}}
    stated-category 正史
indexed-inwork:四庫全書簡明目錄四庫全書簡明目錄·卷五》:《明史》三百三十二卷,目錄四卷
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    stated-category 正史
completed-date乾隆四年
1739/2/8 - 1740/1/28
清史稿·志一百二十一 藝文二 史部》:明史三百三十六卷。康熙十八年敕撰,乾隆四年書成表進。
work-subjectdynasty:明
The 'Ming Shi' (《明史》), compiled in 336 volumes by officials of the Qing dynasty under the direction of Baohe Dian Datongshu Zhang Tingyu, is a comprehensive official history of China's Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). The project was completed on Qianlong 4, July 25 and submitted to the throne. It comprises Twenty-four volumes of Benji (annals) detailing imperial chronicles, Seventy-five volumes of Zhi (treatises on various subjects), Thirteen volumes of Biao (tables of dynastic data), 220 volumes of Liezhuan (biographies), and four volumes of preface.

The project began in 1730 under the Kangxi Emperor, who commissioned scholars such as Peng Sunyu to draft the work over fifteen years. Despite initial delays due to discrepancies in sources, the effort was revitalized under the Zongcai Guan system during the reign of the Yongzheng Emperor, who ordered final revisions in 1724 (Yongzheng Year 2). The draft was built upon a preliminary version by Wang Hongxu, whose 'Ming Shi Gao' (310 volumes) provided foundational material, though it lacked completed imperial annals.

The structure of the 'Ming Shi' incorporates both traditional and innovative elements. The Yiwen Zhi follows a unique model, documenting only works by Ming-era authors, a practice first proposed in Cao Xiao Wang's 'Guan Zhong Feng Su Chuan' and later emphasized by Liu Zhiji in his historical methodology. The Li Zhi includes mathematical diagrams to illustrate advancements in astronomy, a departure from earlier textual-only approaches. Tables (Biao) adhere largely to traditional formats but introduce the 'Qi Qing Biao' (Table of Seven High Officials), reflecting Ming institutional reforms that decentralized power from the Chancellor and centralized it among the six ministries and Censorate.

Biographical sections (Liezhuan) feature novel categories such as the Yandang (Eunuch Faction), highlighting the political corruption of eunuchs during the Ming, and Liuzhe (Rebels), detailing the downfall caused by Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong. The 'Tusi Zhuan' (Biographies of Native Chieftains) addresses the governance challenges of hereditary frontier rulers, a system established in the Yuan Dynasty and expanded during Ming rule.

The work also records events post-1644, continuing entries for regimes such as the Southern Ming under Fu Wang and later imperial decrees incorporating these narratives. This approach underscores the Qing court's emphasis on historical continuity and its authority over the Ming legacy. The 'Ming Shi' thus stands as a testament to Qing historiographical rigor, blending classical methods with innovations that reflect both technical advancements in scholarship and the political priorities of the era.

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明史》是二十四史中的最後一部紀傳體史書。清朝明史館官修,張廷玉等主撰,乾隆四年(1739)首次刊印。

全書共三百三十二卷,計本紀二十四卷、志七十五卷、表十三卷、列傳二百二十卷;記明代史事,起自洪武元年(1368年),迄於崇禎十七年(1644年),共277年的明朝歷史。

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