Book of Southern Tang (Lu You book) explained

陸氏南唐書 (Lù Shì Nán Táng Shū)
Title Orig:南唐書 (Nán Táng Shū)
Author:Lu You
Country:China (Song Dynasty)
Language:Classical Chinese
Genre:Chinese historiography
Release Date:1184
Native Wikisource:陸氏南唐書
Orig Lang Code:zh

The Book of Southern Tang, or sometimes called Lu's Book of Southern Tang (陸氏南唐書) to distinguish it from the earlier Ma's Book of Southern Tang, was a Chinese historiography book written by Lu You in c. 1184. It has 18 chapters. In 1328 under the Yuan Dynasty, Qi Guang added a phonetic commentary chapter.

It is considered the most authoritative book on Southern Tang history.

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