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*''Compiled: [[1407]]''
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 永楽大典 ''(yongle dadain / eiraku daiten)''
The ''Yongle Dadain'' is a Chinese encyclopedia compiled in [[1407]], and the largest encyclopedia ever written.
It was commissioned by the [[Yongle Emperor]] in 1407, who commanded 2,000 [[literati]] to assemble it. The final product is divided into 22,877 chapters, and contains the complete canon of the [[Chinese Classics]].
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==References==
*Plutschow, Herbert. ''A Reader in Edo Period Travel''. Kent: Global Oriental, 2006. p13.
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]
*''Chinese/Japanese'': 永楽大典 ''(yongle dadain / eiraku daiten)''
The ''Yongle Dadain'' is a Chinese encyclopedia compiled in [[1407]], and the largest encyclopedia ever written.
It was commissioned by the [[Yongle Emperor]] in 1407, who commanded 2,000 [[literati]] to assemble it. The final product is divided into 22,877 chapters, and contains the complete canon of the [[Chinese Classics]].
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==References==
*Plutschow, Herbert. ''A Reader in Edo Period Travel''. Kent: Global Oriental, 2006. p13.
[[Category:Historical Documents]]
[[Category:Muromachi Period]]