資治通鑒〔资--鉴〕 zi¹ zi⁶ tung¹ gaam³ {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 Sima Guang (1019-1089) and collaborators during the Northern Song in 1084, covering the period 403 BC-959 AD, 294 scrolls