The ''Suí shǐ'', or "History of Sui," is an official dynastic history of China's [[Sui Dynasty]] ([[581]]-[[618]]).
The ''Suí shǐ'', or "History of Sui," is an official dynastic history of China's [[Sui Dynasty]] ([[581]]-[[618]]).
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The text contains the earliest usages of the word "Liuqiu" (J: ''Ryûkyû'').<ref>Kreiner, Josef. "Ryukyuan History in Comparative Perspective." in Kreiner (ed.) ''Ryukyu in World History''. Bonn: Biersche Verlagsanstalt, 2001. p3.</ref>
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The text contains the earliest usages of the word "Liuqiu" (J: ''[[Ryukyu|Ryûkyû]]'').<ref>Kreiner, Josef. "Ryukyuan History in Comparative Perspective." in Kreiner (ed.) ''Ryukyu in World History''. Bonn: Biersche Verlagsanstalt, 2001. p3.</ref>