Pei Songzhi [SEP] occupation
Pei Songzhi
Pei Songzhi (372–451), courtesy name Shiqi, was a historian and government official who lived in the late Eastern Jin dynasty and Liu Song dynasty. His ancestral home was in Wenxi County, Shanxi, but he moved to the Jiangnan region later. He is best known for making annotations to the historical text "Records of the Three Kingdoms" ("Sanguozhi") written by Chen Shou in the third century, providing additional details omitted from the original work. His commentary, completed in 429, became
its message is simpler and clearer. We hope that it can be collected and reproduced." Emperor Hui approved and issued an imperial decree ordering the Intendant of Henan (河南尹) and Prefect of Luoyang (洛陽令) to send scribes to Chen Shou's house and copy the "Sanguozhi".
In the fifth century, Emperor Wen of the Liu Song dynasty felt that Chen Shou's "Sanguozhi" was too short and not comprehensive enough, so he commissioned Pei Songzhi to annotate the "Sanguozhi". Pei Songzhi completed