General History of the Eight Banners

General History of the Eight Banners (Ba Qi Tong Zhi in Chinese) is an officially compiled classic that is the systematic record of the system of the Eight Banners.(https://www.daowen.com)

The book includes The First Collection of General History of the Eight Banners and The Imperially Authorized General History of the Eight Banners,which were compiled respectively by E’ertai and Tiebao as the head compilers.The book narrates the development of the Eight Banners,the social and military organizations,and brief biographies of personages through the period from Nurhachi,the founder of Qing Dynasty (1636—1912) to Emperor Yongzheng.The system of the Eight Banners is a fundamental social system of the Qing Dynasty,which has never existed in other times of Chinese history.The book has detailed content which is both systematic and comprehensive.It is the precious reference for research into the banner groups,politics,economics,military,culture,social conditions,customs,clan systems,education,and religion,which is very valuable for studying system of the Eight Banners.