| 按时间先后 | àn shí jiān xiān hòu | chronological | ![]() |
| 资治通鉴 | Zī zhì Tōng jiàn | A Mirror for the Wise Ruler (or Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in Government), a vast chronological general history, written by 司馬光|司马光[Si1 ma3 Guang1] Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls | ![]() |
| 编年体 | biān nián tǐ | in the style of annals / chronological history, the regular form of the Chinese dynastic histories | ![]() |
| 顺叙 | shùn xù | chronological narrative | ![]() |
