Three Kingdoms Essays and Writings
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Presenting a collection of essays and general writings related to the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history. Content ranges between essays focused on historical or novel information and observation up to creative writing. Notes for each item included help to determine the nature of featured works. See below for submission information. Enjoy.
Note: We are looking for writers to add their knowledge and writings to this section, if you are interested in becoming a writer for Kongming’s Archives please contact us.
Three Kingdoms Essays and Writings
Each author who has submitted material to Kongming’s Archives is listed below in alphabetical order (presently sorted by first name due to the existence of screen names). Under each author a list of contributed material can be found with a brief description of the content below each link.
Kong, Moses (Jiang Zhi)
- Long United, Must Divide
Corruption, Rebellion and the fall of the Han Dynasty.
Lady Wu
- Wade-Giles Romanization, a Reading Guide
A reading guide for Wade-Giles, a common Chinese romanization. - Names and Style Names
Your definitive guide names and naming in the Three Kingdoms period.
Lanning, Brian
- The Death of Greatness
About the author’s reaction as he read the death of Guan Yu.
Loder, Adrian
- Ancient Chinese Coins
A collector’s guide to obtaining and evaluating Ancient Chiense Coins.
Peirce, James
- Romance of the Three Kingdoms Novel Purchase Guide
A guide for people considering the purchase of the novel. - Chinese Symbols of Authority: Han and Three Kingdoms Periods NEW!
Fu 符, Hufu 虎符 (Tiger Tallies), Jie 節, Zhijie 持節, Fujie 符节, and more...
Williams, Sean
- Collapse of the Han Dynasty and the Yellow Scarves
The fall of the Han Dynasty and the rise of the Yellow Scarves. - From Unity to Division
On the role of unity and division in history, focused on Three Kingdoms. - Overview of the Jin Dynasty
A historical introduction to the Jin Dynasty.
Wu, Jonathan
- Overview of the Han Dynasty
A historical introduction to the Han Dynasty. - Overview of the Shu Kingdom
A historical introduction to the kingdom of Shu. - Overview of the Wei Kingdom
A historical introduction to the kingdom of Wei. - Overview of the Wu Kingdom
A historical introduction to the kingdom of Wu. - Three Kingdoms Chronology of Major Events
Chronology detailing major events over the Three Kingdoms history. - Three Kingdoms Novel and History Introduction
An introduction to the novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Essays and Writings Submissions
You may submit writings of many types to this page for display on this site. The writings must be associated with Three Kingdoms history, the novel, or the events surrounding it in some way. Content may range between historical and novel academic writing to creative literature associated with the era. Please note that we also have a fan fiction section; information of that type does not belong here.
To submit your literature please use our standard email form. If you wish to paste the essay as text please feel free to do it in the message body area, whitespace will remain intact, or if you wish to submit it by Word document (preferred) please send me your contact information (see below) and I will reply. You can then send me an attachment. Please include with all submissions your document title, sources if applicable, the email address you would like to see online (again, if applicable), and the name under which you would like to be credited. Also feel free to ask any questions you may have.
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