What Chinese historical texts (annals, histories, etc), if any, were available in Japan prior to 1800? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

What Chinese historical texts (annals, histories, etc), if any, were available in Japan prior to 1800?

by Worried-Boot-1508

In other words, what did the premodern Japanese literati know about Chinese history (say, from the Warring States era to the Ming era), and from what sources did they draw it from?

gynnis-scholasticus

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