The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms was the official and authoritative historical text compiled by Chen Shou[?] during the Chinese Jin Dynasty (265-420) on the period of Three Kingdoms. Its Chinese title is San Guo Zhi (三國志pinyin san1 guo2 zhi4) or San-Kuo Chih (Wade-Giles)
... implications, it merely designated anyone who assumed power for any period of time without a legitimate basis of authority.
The first to have the title of "Tyrant" ...