纪事本末体是我国传统史书体裁之一。这种体裁以记事为主，以详叙重大史事由因及果的发展过程为显著特点，故名纪事本末。朝代纪事本末体史书即是以纪事本末体的形式，撰修一朝或几朝史事，是纪事本末体史书的重要组成部分。朝代纪事本末体史书的编修在清代得到较为充分的发展。其中，既有广泛的社会背景，又有深刻的学术背景。作为清代私修史书的一部分，朝代纪事本末体史书的编修与清代社会的发展关系尤为密切，同时又受到清代不同时期学风的影响，呈现出关注变迁、重视考据时代特色。清人朝代纪事本末体史书的编修体例在继承前代编修传统的基础上又有所发展，具有明显的多样性特征，其中既有沿袭传统的抄撮改易之作，又有摆脱他书依傍的独立创作，还有渐趋治史倾向的体制别创，以及注重史实考辨的考史之作等等。本末体史书编撰体例的突破与创新，从一个方面推动了历史编纂学在清代的进一步发展。清人朝代纪事本末体史书在体裁与体例上的革新，扩充了史体的内涵，从内容和史料上提升了此类史书的史学价值。丰富的内容为先秦、辽金、西夏、明史等专史的研究提供了可资利用的史料，或补正史之不足，或考正史之谬误，在古代史研究方面具有不可忽视的作用。此外，正文之外的史学考辨，或比勘文献记载的异同，或考证文献记载的谬误与真伪，或就记载中的人名、地名、典制、礼仪等进行专题考述，深入的史学考辨反映了清代历史文献学的成就。清人朝代纪事本末体史书蕴含丰富的史学思想，其见盛观衰、任人唯贤、重视时势及以民为本等历史观念，反映出史家对于历史发展规律的认知和把握；而其彰往察来的史鉴思想与信史直书的求真思想，则是朝代纪事本末体史书史学思想的集中反映。清人朝代纪事本末体史书的编撰完善了本末体史书对中国古代史的连续性记载，在历史编纂学上有突破和创新，虽然也存在一些不足，但其史学价值及对后世史书编修的积极影响，仍值得重视。

Major Events is one of China's traditional historical genres. This genre dominated by notes to detail the history of the Syrian major reasons for and consequences of the development process as a significant feature, named Major Events. Major Events in historical dynasty that is, of Major Events in the form of essays towards repair and once or a few historical events, Major Events in history books is an important part. Dynasty of Major Events in the editing history books are more fully in the development of the Qing Dynasty. Personal history books as part of the Qing Dynasty, dynasty history books of Major Events in the history of editing and the development of relations between the Qing Dynasty was particularly close, as long as the style of study of different periods of the Qing Dynasty, showing distinct from the past dynasties. Qing dynasty history books of the editing of Major Events in the iconic tradition of the previous generation on the basis of editing developed there, showing a diversity, both follow the tradition of copying the summary for, but also get rid of his books to fall back to the independent creation, the history of the growing tendency of the system of governance, and focus on facts do not create the history of the Dynasty of the test for such. Compiled historical breakthroughs and innovation, Promote the development of the Qing Dynasty Historiography. Qing dynasty of Major Events in the history books in the genre and style of innovation, so are different from the previous dynasty of Major Events in history books of historical value. Rich content for the pre-Qin, Jin, Western Xian and Ming Dynasty, other special offers available and the history of historical materials, or inadequate correction history or examination official history of the fallacy, in ancient history research, the role can not be ignored. In addition, outside the body of historical facts Dynasty, or than the survey documented the similarities and differences, or the fallacy of documented research and authenticity, or the literature of place names, typical system, rituals, and thematic Dynasty, diverse Qing Dynasty enriched form of historical philology. Qing dynasty history book of Major Events in History contains a wealth of ideas, see Golden Age view of its decline, meritocracy, emphasis on other historical times and people-oriented concept, reflecting the historian for the historical law of development awareness and understanding; and to detect its nature to the historical reference book of ideas and messenger truth straight thinking is the dynasty of Major Events in History of thought embodies the history books. Qing dynasty of Major Events improved the continuity of Chinese history records; there is a breakthrough in the Historiography. Although there are some problems in these books, but the historical value of these books and the impact on later writers are still worthy of attention.