Đại Việt Sử ký Toàn thư
Đại Việt Sử ký Toàn thư (History of Greater Vietnam) is a significant national historical chronicle. It was first fully woodblock-printed and published in the year Đinh Sửu, the 18th year of the Chính Hòa era under Emperor Lê Hy Tông, corresponding to 1697. In the preface to this publication—entitled Preface to the Continued Compilation of the Đại Việt Sử ký—the editorial team, led by Lê Hy, Grand Councillor and Minister of Justice and Director of the Imperial Secretariat, noted that this national history was the result of a long process of compilation and revision across multiple dynasties. As such, the "History of Greater Vietnam" is a comprehensive historical work that integrates many previous chronicles written by generations of historians—from Lê Văn Hưu of the Trần dynasty, to Phan Phu Tiên and Ngô Sĩ Liên, Vũ Quỳnh of the early Lê dynasty, and later Phạm Công Trứ and Lê Hy of the Revival Lê period—along with their collaborators. According to the printed edition based on woodblocks carved in the 18th year of Chính Hòa (1697), known as the Nội các quan bản (Cabinet Edition), and hereafter referred to as the Chính Hòa edition, this chronicle consists of a preface volume and 24 volumes of content, systematically recording the history of the Vietnamese people from the Hồng Bàng lineage to the year 1675. The Chính Hòa woodblock edition (printed in 1697) holds not only immense historical value but also stands as a priceless cultural heritage, reflecting the advanced techniques of woodblock printing, historical linguistics, and the Confucian political and moral thought of post-Lê dynasty Vietnamese society. It is also the only complete ancient printed edition of this work that has survived to this day, highly regarded by scholars both in Vietnam and abroad as a foundational source for studying the medieval history and culture of Đại Việt. At present, the Chính Hòa edition of the "History of Greater Vietnam" is preserved at the Library of Social Sciences (under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences). A searchable digital version of this 1697 edition has been designed and developed by the Văn phòng Nôm Na (Nom Na Office, Hanoi), with contributions from Tô Trọng Đức, Vũ Xuân Lương, Lê Văn Cường, Lương Thị Hạnh, and Ngô Thanh Giang, under the direction of Professor John Balaban, scholar Ngô Thanh Nhàn, and Dr. Ngô Trung Việt. (Available soon)
Quyển Thủ
Quyển Thủ

The "Quyển Thủ" includes the prefaces by Lê Hy, Phạm Công Trứ, and Ngô Sĩ Liên; the memorial presenting the book by Ngô Sĩ Liên; the general regulations (Phàm lệ); the chronological table of contents (Kỷ niên mục lục); and the general discussion from Việt Giám Thông Khảo Tổng Luận by Lê Trung.

Ngoại kỷ Toàn thư
Ngoại kỷ Toàn thư

The "Ngoại Kỷ" Outer Annals) consists of 5 volumes, covering the period from the Hồng Bàng clan to the era of the Warring Lords: Volume 1: Annals of the Hồng Bàng clan and the Thục clan; Volume 2: Annals of the Triệu clan; Volume 3: Annals of the Western Han domination, the reign of the Trưng Sisters, Eastern Han domination, and the reign of Sĩ Vương; Volume 4: Annals of the Wu–Jin–Song–Qi–Liang dominations, the early Lý dynasty, the reign of Triệu Việt Vương, and the Later Lý dynasty; Volume 5: Annals of the Sui and Tang dominations, and the Ngô clan

Bản kỷ Toàn thư
Bản kỷ Toàn thư

The "Bản Kỷ Toàn Thư" (Main Annals of the Complete Book) consists of 10 volumes:Volume 1: Annals of the Đinh dynasty and the Early Lê dynasty; Volume 2: Annals of the Lý dynasty – Thái Tổ, Thái Tông; Volume 3: Thánh Tông, Nhân Tông; Volume 4: Anh Tông, Cao Tông, Huệ Tông, Chiêu Hoàng; Volume 5: Annals of the Trần dynasty – Thái Tông, Thánh Tông, Nhân Tông; Volume 6: Anh Tông, Minh Tông; Volume 7: Hiến Tông, Dụ Tông, Nghệ Tông, Duệ Tông; Volume 8: Phế Đế, Thuận Tông, Thiếu Đế, Hồ Quý Ly, Hồ Hán Thương; Volume 9: Annals of the Later Trần dynasty and the Ming domination; Volume 10: Annals of the Later Lê dynasty – Thái Tổ.

Bản kỷ Thực lục
Bản kỷ Thực lục

The "Bản Kỷ Thực Lục" (Veritable Records of the Main Annals) consists of 5 volumes that continue from the "Bản Kỷ Toàn Thư": Volume 11: Thái Tông, Nhân Tông; Volume 12: Thánh Tông (Part I); Volume 13: Thánh Tông (Part II); Volume 14: Hiến Tông, Túc Tông, Uy Mục; Volume 15: Tương Dực, Prince Đà, Empress Cung, Mạc Đăng Dung, Mạc Đăng Khanh.

Bản kỷ Tục biên
Bản kỷ Tục biên

The "Bản Kỷ Tục Biên" (Supplementary Continuation of the Main Annals) includes 4 volumes that follow the Bản Kỷ Thực Lục, from Volume 16 to Volume 19: Volume 16: Trang Tông, Trung Tông, Anh Tông, from Mạc Đăng Doanh to Mạc Mậu Hợp; Volume 17: Thế Tông, Mạc Mậu Hợp; Volume 18: Kính Tông, Chân Tông, Thần Tông; Volume 19: Huyền Tông, Gia Tông.

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