Liu Zhiji

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Liu Zhiji (traditional Chinese: 劉知幾; simplified Chinese: 刘知几; pinyin: Liú Zhījī; Wade-Giles: Liu Chihchi, 661–721), courtesy name Zixuan (子玄), was a Chinese historian and author of the Shitong born in present-day Xuzhou, Jiangsu during the Tang Dynasty. Liu's father Liu Zangqi and elder brother Liu Zhirou were official, and famous for their literary composition during the 7th century. He received his Imperial Examination degree in 680, and began working on several compilations with others in the court in 699. In 708, he decided to resign himself and started compiling the Shitong.

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