ABSTRACT
Analyses the foundation of the San-kuo Wei Dynasty by Ts'ao P'I in 220 CE, using the main historical accounts, a wide range of religious and philosophical writings, epigraphical records, and above all, the records contained in the commentaries to Ch'en Shou's San-kuo chih by the fifth century writer P'ei Sung-chih.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|46 pages
Ruling Authority and Legitimacy before the Han-Wei Transition
part II|107 pages
November 19 to December 11: A Mess of Ink
part III|52 pages
Reverberations
