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The format of Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư was modeled after the famous Zizhi Tongjian (資治通鑑, Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government) of the Song scholar Sima Guang, which means historical events were redacted in chronological order like annals. Ngô Sĩ Liên separated his book and the history of Vietnam into Ngoại kỷ (Peripheral Records) and Bản kỷ (Basic Records) by the 938 victory of Ngô Quyền in the Battle of Bạch Đằng River. This chronological method of compilation is different from the official historical texts of Chinese dynasties which had the layout divided in biographies of each historical figures, an approach which was initiated by Sima Qian in the Records of the Grand Historian. In record of each Vietnamese emperor, Ngô Sĩ Liên always started with a brief introduction of the emperor which provided an overview about the reigning ruler of the record. In listing the events, the historian sometimes noted an additional story about the historical figure who was mentioned in the event, some had extensive and detailed stories, notably Trần Quốc Tuấn or Trần Thủ Độ. Some important texts were also included in the original form by Ngô Sĩ Liên such as Hịch tướng sĩ or Bình Ngô đại cáo.
| Contents of the Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư (Chính Hòa edition) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peripheral Records (Ngoại kỷ) | ||||
| Volume (Quyển) |
Records (Kỷ) |
Rulers | Period | Note |
| 1 | Hồng Bàng Dynasty | Kinh Dương Vương, Lạc Long Quân, Hùng Vương | ||
| Thục Dynasty | An Dương Vương | 257–208 BCE | ||
| 2 | Triệu Dynasty | Triệu Vũ Đế, Triệu Văn Vương, Triệu Minh Vương, Triệu Ai Vương, Triệu Thuật Dương Vương | 207–111 BCE | |
| 3 | Western Han's domination | 111 BCE–40 | ||
| Queen Trưng | Trưng Sisters | 40–43 | ||
| Eastern Han's domination | 43–186 | |||
| King Shi | Shi Xie | 186–226 | ||
| 4 | Domination of the Eastern Wu, Jin, Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang Dynasties | 226–540 | ||
| Early Lý Dynasty | Lý Nam Đế | 544–548 | ||
| Triệu Việt Vương | Triệu Việt Vương | 548–571 | ||
| Later Lý Dynasty | Hậu Lý Nam Đế | 571–602 | ||
| 5 | Domination of the Sui and Tang Dynasties | 602–906 | ||
| North–South separation | 906–938 | |||
| Ngô Dynasty and 12 Lords Rebellion | Ngô Quyền, Dương Tam Kha, Ngô Xương Văn, Ngô Xương Xí | 938–968 | ||
| Basic Records (Bản kỷ) | ||||
| Volume (Quyển) |
Records (Kỷ) |
Rulers | Period | Note |
| 1 | Đinh Dynasty | Đinh Tiên Hoàng, Đinh Phế Đế | 968–980 | |
| Early Lê Dynasty | Lê Đại Hành, Lê Trung Tông, Lê Ngọa Triều | 980–1009 | ||
| 2 | Lý Dynasty | Lý Thái Tổ, Lý Thái Tông | 1009–1054 | |
| 3 | Lý Dynasty (cont.) | Lý Thánh Tông, Lý Nhân Tông, Lý Thần Tông | 1054–1138 | |
| 4 | Lý Dynasty (cont.) | Lý Anh Tông, Lý Cao Tông, Lý Huệ Tông, Lý Chiêu Hoàng | 1138–1225 | |
| 5 | Trần Dynasty | Trần Thái Tông, Trần Thánh Tông, Trần Nhân Tông | 1225–1293 | |
| 6 | Trần Dynasty (cont.) | Trần Anh Tông, Trần Minh Tông | 1293–1329 | |
| 7 | Trần Dynasty (cont.) | Trần Hiến Tông, Trần Dụ Tông, Trần Nghệ Tông, Trần Duệ Tông | 1329–1377 | |
| 8 | Trần Dynasty (cont.) | Trần Phế Đế, Trần Thuận Tông, Trần Thiếu Đế, Hồ Quý Ly, Hồ Hán Thương | 1377–1407 | |
| 9 | Later Trần Dynasty | Giản Định Đế, Trùng Quang Đế | 1407–1413 | |
| Ming's domination | 1413–1428 | |||
| 10 | Later Lê Dynasty | Lê Thái Tổ | 1428–1433 | |
| Basic Records, recent compilation (Bản kỷ thực lục) | ||||
| Volume (Quyển) |
Records (Kỷ) |
Rulers | Period | Note |
| 11 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Thái Tông, Lê Nhân Tông | 1433–1459 | |
| 12 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Thánh Tông (first record) | 1459–1472 | |
| 13 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Thánh Tông (second record) | 1472–1497 | |
| 14 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Hiến Tông, Lê Túc Tông, Lê Uy Mục | 1497–1509 | |
| 15 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Tương Dực, Lê Chiêu Tông, Lê Cung Hoàng, Mạc Đăng Dung, Mạc Đăng Doanh | 1509–1533 | |
| Basic Records, continued compilation (Bản kỷ tục biên) | ||||
| Volume (Quyển) |
Records (Kỷ) |
Rulers | Period | Note |
| 16 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Trang Tông, Lê Trung Tông, Lê Anh Tông | 1533–1573 | |
| Mạc clan (supplement) | Mạc Đăng Doanh, Mạc Phúc Hải, Mạc Phúc Nguyên, Mạc Mậu Hợp | |||
| 17 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Thế Tông | 1573–1599 | |
| Mạc clan (supplement) | Mạc Mậu Hợp | |||
| 18 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Kính Tông, Lê Chân Tông, Lê Thần Tông | 1599–1662 | |
| 19 | Later Lê Dynasty (cont.) | Lê Huyền Tông, Lê Gia Tông | 1662–1675 | |
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