The Chronicles of the Great Jin Dynasty (English: Dakin kokushi)

Japanese: 大金国志 - だいきんこくし（英語表記）Dà jīn guó zhì

A book that describes the history of the Jin Dynasty in China. It consists of 40 volumes in total. It includes 26 volumes of the main chronicle, 1 volume of biographies of nobles who founded the country, 2 volumes of biographies of Hanyuan literature, 3 volumes of articles related to the states of Chu and Qi, 6 volumes of systems and other matters, 1 volume of written oaths between the Song and Jin dynasties, and 1 volume of records of the travels of Xu Kangzong's envoys. The Records of the Great Jin Dynasty was compiled in 1234 (Duanping 1) by Yuwen Maozhao, who came from Jin to Song, but the contents have been significantly expanded by later authors. This book is a compilation of articles related to the Jin dynasty excerpted from other books, and even includes fictional stories, which reduces its value as a historical document, but there are many important articles that can only be found in this book.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中国，金朝の歴史を記述した書。全40巻。うち本紀26巻，開国功臣伝1巻，文学翰苑伝2巻，楚･斉国関係の記事3巻，制度その他6巻，宋･金間の誓書1巻，許亢宗奉使行程録1巻。《大金国志》は金から宋に下った宇文懋昭（うぶんぼうしよう）によって1234年(端平1)に編纂されたというが，内容は後人によって大幅に加筆されている。本書は金に関係ある記事を他書から抜粋してそれを編集したもので，しかも架空の物語まで載せてあって史料的な価値は落ちるが，しかし本書にしか見られない重要な記事も少なくない。

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