Chronicle
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A sequential record of events organized by reigns or years, typically with minimal commentary. It situates sacred or legendary material within a historical framework and preserves notice of rites, portents, and lineages.
Kojiki
O no Yasumaro • East Asian
Nihon Shoki
Prince Toneri • East Asian
Kebra Nagast
Anonymous • African
The History of the Kings of Britain
Geoffrey of Monmouth • Celtic
Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian • East Asian
Book of Invasions
Anonymous • Celtic
Classic of Documents
Various • East Asian
Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson • Germanic
Royal Commentaries of the Incas
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega • Mesoamerican
Sumerian King List
Anonymous • Mesopotamian
Primary Chronicle
Nestor • Slavic
Samguk Sagi
Kim Busik • East Asian
Samguk Yusa
Iryeon • East Asian
The Secret History of the Mongols
Anonymous • East Asian
Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus • Germanic
Ynglinga saga
Snorri Sturluson • Germanic
Codex Mendoza
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Bamboo Annals
Anonymous • East Asian
Fudoki
Anonymous • East Asian
Library of History
Diodorus Siculus • Greek
Annals of Cuauhtitlan
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Annals of the Cakchiquels
Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá and Francisco Díaz • Mesoamerican
Books of Chilam Balam
Anonymous • Mesoamerican
Codex Chimalpopoca
Anonymous • Mesoamerican