外がい史し

noun

unofficial history; private history

Refers to historical accounts written by private individuals, as opposed to official court histories. Often used in contrast with 正史 (official history).

• この時じ代だいの外がい史しは、正せい史しにはない庶しょ民みんの生せい活かつを伝つたえている。

  The unofficial histories of this period convey the lives of common people not found in the official histories.