History of the Northern Dynasties: He mobilized more than a million able-bodied men to build a wall from Yulin to the Zi River; the work was stopped…
He mobilized more than a million able-bodied men to build a wall from Yulin to the Zi River; the work was stopped after twenty days, but five or six of every ten laborers had died.
發丁男百餘萬築長城，西鉅榆林，東至紫河，二旬而罷，死者十五六
Location: 北史 卷12 大業3年
More than a million adult men were conscripted to build the Great Wall, from Yulin in the west to the Zihe River in the east; it was finished in ten days, and five or six of every ten who worked on it died.
發丁男百餘萬築長城，西距榆林，東至紫河，一旬而罷，死者十五六
Location: 隋書 卷003 帝紀 大業3年7月
In July 607, about a million able-bodied men are conscripted to build the Great Wall, from Yulin in the west to Zihe in the east.
又詔發丁男百餘萬築長城，西拒榆林，東至紫河。
Location: 권180 607년 항
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | a는 20일 만에 파하고 사망 절반 이상, b는 결과를 적지 않음 |
Place: 榆林
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