Chronicle
38 books available
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
712 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Nihon Shoki
Prince Toneri
720 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Kebra Nagast
Anonymous
1314-1321 CE
African, Ethiopian

The History of the Kings of Britain
Geoffrey of Monmouth
1136 CE
Celtic, Welsh

Records of the Grand Historian
Sima Qian
109-91 BCE
East Asian, Chinese

Book of Invasions
Anonymous
1000-1200 CE
Celtic, Irish

Classic of Documents
Various
600-200 BCE
East Asian, Chinese

Heimskringla
Snorri Sturluson
1220-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse

Royal Commentaries of the Incas
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega
1609 CE
Mesoamerican, Inca

Sumerian King List
Anonymous
2000-1800 BCE
Mesopotamian, Sumerian

Primary Chronicle
Nestor
1113-1118 CE
Slavic

Samguk Sagi
Kim Busik
1145 CE
East Asian, Korean

Samguk Yusa
Iryeon
1281-1285 CE
East Asian, Korean

The Secret History of the Mongols
Anonymous
1240 CE
East Asian, Mongolian

Gesta Danorum
Saxo Grammaticus
1185-1222 CE
Germanic, Norse

Ynglinga saga
Snorri Sturluson
1220-1230 CE
Germanic, Norse

Codex Mendoza
Anonymous
1541-1542 CE
Mesoamerican, Aztec

Bamboo Annals
Anonymous
400-300 BCE
East Asian, Chinese

Fudoki
Anonymous
713-733 CE
East Asian, Japanese

Library of History
Diodorus Siculus
60-30 BCE
Greek

Annals of Cuauhtitlan
Anonymous
1570 CE
Mesoamerican, Aztec

Annals of the Cakchiquels
Francisco Hernández Arana Xajilá and Francisco Díaz
1570-1600 CE
Mesoamerican, Mayan

Books of Chilam Balam
Anonymous
1600-1800 CE
Mesoamerican, Mayan

Codex Chimalpopoca
Anonymous
1608-1615 CE
Mesoamerican, Aztec