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Sima Qian ( 司馬遷; ( [sɹ̩́mà tɕʰjɛ́n]; c. 145 – c. 86 BC) was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty.
Sima Qian was an astronomer, calendar expert, and the first great Chinese historian. He is most noted for his authorship of the Shiji (“Historical Records”), which is considered to be the most important history of China down to the end of the 2nd century.
Jul 6, 2020 · Sima Qian (l. 145/135-86 BCE) was a court scribe, astrologer, and historian of the Han Dynasty (202 BCE - 220 CE) of ancient China, famous for his historical work Records of the Grand Historian for which he is remembered as the Father of Chinese History.
Records of the Grand Historian, also known by its Chinese name Shiji, is a monumental history of China that is the first of China's Twenty-Four Histories. The Records were written in the late 2nd century BC to early 1st century BC by the historian Sima Qian, whose father Sima Tan had begun it several decades earlier.
Jan 13, 2020 · Born near Longmen ("Dragon Gate") on the Yellow River, around 145 B.C., during China's Han dynasty, Sima Qian (Ssu-ma Ch'ien) is "the father of Chinese history" (sometimes, historiography) -- like the late fifth century father of Greek history, Herodotus .
Feb 10, 2023 · Sima, Qian, approximately 145 B.C.-approximately 86 B.C. Publication date. 1993. Topics. China -- History -- Han dynasty, 202 B.C.-220 A.D. Publisher. Hong Kong ; New York : Columbia University Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled. Contributor. Internet Archive. Language. English. 2 v. : 24 cm.
Sima Qian (c. 145 B.C.E. – 90 B.C.E.) was a prefect of the Grand Scribes of the Han dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography because of his highly praised work, Shiji ("History Record"), an overview of the history of China covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Han Wudi.
Oct 7, 2012 · In a nation obsessed by its history, Sima Qian was the first and some say the greatest historian. Wind back two millennia. It is 99 BC. On China's northern frontier, imperial forces have...
May 17, 2024 · Quick Reference. ( c. 145–85 bc) Chinese historian, an official at the court of the Han emperor Wudi. His Historical Records is a history of China from earliest times to the days of Wudi, and is a model for later dynastic histories.
Jun 20, 2024 · Sima Qian specifically links his work with the immortal dead when he writes that his completed work is to be deposited and “hidden away in Fame Mountain and passed on to the proper people” (HS 62.2736). Sima Qian thus likens his history to inscriptions composed for mountain sacrifices designed to communicate with spirits and immortals.
