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Tong jian ji shi ben mo (Record of historical events in Zi zhi tong jian from beginning to end) was the first Chinese historical record compiled with details grouped by event. It was compiled by Yuan Shu of the Southern Song. Yuan Shu (1131‒1205), courtesy name Jizhong, a native of Jian’an, Jianzhou (present-day Jian’ou, Fujian), received his jin shi degree in the first year (1163) of the Longxing era. He was an administrative assistant in Wenzhou, an examiner at the Bureau of Rites, a junior compiler at ...