Prior to the Jin dynasty, both the states of Cao Wei and Wu has already composed their own official histories, such as the Book of Wei by Wang Chen, the Weilüe by Yu Huan, and the Book of Wu by Wei Zhao.
Forud for Jin-dynastiet havde begge de to stater Wei og Wu allerede deres officielle historie, såsom Bogen om Wei af Wang Chen, Weilüe af Yu Huan, og Bogen om Wu af Wei Zhao.