V. 1. Early years of the Han dynasty, 209 to 141 B.C -- v. 2. The age of Emperor Wu, 140 to circa 100 B.C.

Volume I. Early years of the Han Dynasty, 209 to 141 B.C. -- The founding of the Han Dynasty (Parts I-VI) -- Part I. The beginning of the revolt -- Shih chi 48. The hereditary house of Ch'en She -- Part II. The vanquished -- Shih chi 7. The basic annals of Hsiang Yü -- Part III. The victor -- Shih chi 8. The basic annals of Emperor Kao-tsu -- Shih chi 16. Reflections on the rise of Emperor Kao-tsu (excerpt) -- Part IV. The great ministers -- Shih chi 53. The hereditary house of Prime Minister Hsiao -- Shih chi 55. The hereditary house of the Marquis of Liu (Chang Liang) -- Shih chi 56. The hereditary house of Prime Minister Ch'en -- Part V. The disaffected -- Shih chi 89. The biographies of Chang Erh and Ch'en Yü -- Shih chi 90. The biographies of Wei Pao and P'eng Yüeh -- Shih chi 91. The biography of Ch'ing Pu -- Shih chi 92. The biography of the Marquis of Huai-yin (Han Hsin) -- Shih chi 93. The biographies of Hann Hsin and Lu Wan -- Shih chi 94. The biography of T'ien Tan -- Part VI. The loyal followers -- Shih chi 95. The biographies of Fan K'uai, Li Shang, Lord T'eng, and Kuan Ying: concluding remarks --Shih chi 96. The biography of Chancellor Chang -- Shih chi 97. The biographies of Li I-chi and Lu Chia -- Shih chi 98. The biographies of Fu K'uan, Chin Hsi, and the Marquis of K'uai-ch'eng: concluding remarks -- Shih chi 99. The biographies of Liu Ching and Shu-sun T'ung -- Shih chi 100. The biographies of Chi Pu and Lüan Pu -- The second era of Han history (Parts VII-XI) -- Part VII. The rulers -- Shih chi 9. The basic annals of Empress Lü -- Shih chi 10. The basic annals of Emperor Wen the Filial -- Shih chi 11. The basic annals of Emperor Ching the Filial -- Shih chi 12. The basic annals of Emperor Wu (fragment) -- Part VIII. The empresses -- Shih chi 49. The hereditary houses of the families related to the emperors by marriage -- Part IX. The great families -- Shih chi 50. The hereditary house of King Yüan of Ch'u -- Shih chi 51. The hereditary houses of Ching and Yen -- Shih chi 52. The hereditary house of King Tao-hui of Ch'i -- Shih chi 54. The hereditary house of Prime Minister Ts'ao (excerpt) -- Shih chi 57. The hereditary house of Chou P'o, the Marquis of Chiang -- Shih chi 58. The hereditary house of King Hsiao of Liang -- Shih chi 59. The hereditary houses of the five families -- Part X. The leader of the revolt -- Shih chi 106. The biography of Liu P'i, the King of Wu -- Shih chi 17, 18, 19. Some remarks on Han Peers -- Part XI. The eminent officials -- Shih chi 84. The biographies of Ch'ü Yüan and Master Chia -- Shih chi 101. The biographies of Yüan Ang and Ch'ao Ts'o -- Shih chi 102. The biographies of Ching Shih-chih and Feng T'ang -- Shih chi 103. The biographies of Lord Wan-shih and Chang Shu -- Shih chi 104. The biography of T'ien Shu.

Volume II. The age of Emperor Wu, 140 to circa 100 B.C. -- Part I. Heaven, earth, and man -- Shih chi 28. The treatise on the Feng and Shan sacrifices -- Shih chi 29. The treatise on the Yellow River and canals -- Shih chi 30. The treatise on the balanced standard -- Part II. Statesmen, generals, and foreign peoples -- Shih chi 107. The biographies of the Marquises of Wei-ch'i and Wu-an -- Shih chi 108. The biography of Han Ch'ang-ju -- Shih chi 109. The biography of General Li Kuang -- Shih chi 110. The account of the Hsiung-nu -- Shih chi 111. The biographies of General Wei Ch'ing and the swift cavalry general Ho Ch'ü-ping -- Shih chi 20. The chronological table of Marquises Enfeoffed from the Chien-yüan era on: introduction -- Shih chi 112. The biographies of the Marquis of P'ing-chin and Chu-fu Yen -- Shih chi 113. The account of southern Yüeh -- Shih chi 114. The account of eastern Yüeh -- Shih chi 115. The account of Ch'ao-hsien -- Shih chi 123. The account of Ta-yüan -- Shih chi 116. The account of the southwestern Barbarians -- Shih chi 117. The biography of Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju -- Shih chi 120. The biographies of Chi An and Cheng Tang-shih -- Part III. The plotters of revolt -- Shih chi 118. The biographies of the kings of Huai-nan and Heng-shan -- Part IV. The collective biographies -- Shih chi 121. The biographies of the Confucian scholars -- Shih chi 119. The biographies of the reasonable officials -- Shih chi 122. The biographies of the harsh officials -- Shih chi 124. The biographies of the wandering knights -- Shih chi 125. The biographies of the emperors' male favorites -- Shih chi 127. The biographies of the diviners of lucky days -- Shih chi 129. The biographies of the money-makers.