正史(せいし)

せいし
noun
official history; authentic dynastic history
history
1. official history; authentic history
An officially compiled, authoritative history — especially the official dynastic histories of China — as opposed to unofficial or apocryphal accounts.
正史(せいし)に名(な)を残(のこ)す。
To leave one's name in official history.
その事件(じけん)は正史(せいし)には書(か)かれていない。
That incident is not recorded in the official history.
歴史(れきし)学者(がくしゃ)は正史(せいし)と伝説(でんせつ)を慎重(しんちょう)に区別(くべつ)する。
Historians carefully distinguish between official history and legend.

Usage: 正史(せいし) is an officially sanctioned, authoritative history. In a Chinese context it refers to the official dynastic records compiled for each dynasty (such as the 史記(しき)).

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Related: 史記(しき) (Records of the Grand Historian)
Compare: 野史(やし) (unofficial history)
Compare: 歴史(れきし) (history)
Related: 漢書(かんじょ) (Book of Han (Chinese history classic))
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