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Chen Shou

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Also known as Chan Sau

Chinese historian (233-297)

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Chen Shou was a male historian, writer, and politician who lived from 233 to 297. He held citizenship in Shu Han and the Western Jin dynasty. His primary field of work was history, and he wrote in Chinese.

His notable work is the Records of the Three Kingdoms, also known as San guo zhi. Other works attributed to him include Bai hua san guo zhi, Jin zhu ben er shi si shi, San'guo zhi bu zhu xu, and San'guo zhi bu zhu. He died in Luoyang.

Chen Shou is described by sources including the Book of Jin and the History of Ming. His courtesy name is Chengzuo. He is referenced by 875 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 21 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Crossref, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
233
Died
297
Works
26

Top works

  • Bai hua san guo zhi
  • Jin zhu ben er shi si shi
  • San'guo zhi bu zhu xu
  • San'guo zhi bu zhu
  • San guo zhi

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Key facts

Born
Family name : Chén (陳), Given name : Shòu (壽), Courtesy name : Chéngzuò (承祚) , 233 , Nanchong , Baxi Commandery, Shu Han
Died
297 (aged 64) , Luoyang , Henan Commandery , Jin Dynasty
Occupation
Historian, politician, writer
Notable works
Records of the Three Kingdoms Memoirs of Zhuge Liang Biographies of Famous People from Yi Province Records of Ancient States Dissertation on Bureaucracy Explaining Taboos Guang Guo Lun
Relatives
Chen Fu (nephew) Chen Li (nephew) Chen Jie (relative)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Chen
Gender
male
Place of death
Luoyang
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
Chinese
Field of work
history
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date of birth
0233-01-01
date of death
0297-01-01
name in kana
ちん じゅ
courtesy name
承祚
described by source
History of Ming
Sources (1)

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Encyclopedic overview

Vietnamese name VietnameseTrần Thọ Korean name Hangul진수 Hanja陳壽

Japanese name Kanji陳壽 Hiraganaちん じゅ

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