五代史

1. • History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 èrshísìshǐ, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 xuējūzhèng in 974 during Northern Song 北宋 běisòng, 150 scrolls

Character by character

• 五(wǔ)five
• 代(dài)be a substitute for
• 史(shǐ)surname Shi