Sima Qian (Chinese: 司馬遷; ([sɹ̩́mà tɕʰjɛ́n]); c. 145 – c. 86 BC) was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese...

early 1st centuries BC by the Han dynasty historian Sima Qian, building upon work begun by his father Sima Tan. The work covers a 2,500-year period from the...

legendary Five Emperors, particularly the Yellow Emperor As early as Sima Qian, it was common to shorten the resulting four-character Qin Shi Huangdi...

kingdoms to each other through trade. Zhang's accounts were compiled by Sima Qian in the 1st century BC. The Central Asian parts of the Silk Road routes...

generally more "naturalist" than Han Fei, but Sima Qian and Ban Gu describe Huang-Lao in this way. While Sima Qian considered Han Fei harsh, he still discusses...

Sima Qian. 《史記·卷九十二·淮陰侯列傳第三十二》 ["Ranked Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin", Records of the Grand Historian]. 項王亡將鐘離眛家在伊廬，素與信善。 Sima Qian. 《史記·卷九十二·淮陰侯列傳第三十二》...

high taxes, mass hunger, and arbitrary acts of violence and cruelty. Sima Qian provides lurid details of prolonged orgies of drunken sex and acts of...

Grand Historian was completed by his son Sima Qian, who is considered the founder of Chinese historiography. Sima Tan studied astronomy with Tang Du, the...

century later in the Han dynasty official Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. As a court scholar, Sima had every reason to denigrate the earlier...

musicians. The construction of the tomb was described by the historian Sima Qian (145–90 BCE) in the Records of the Grand Historian, the first of China's...

clan (夫人 柏氏) Sons: Sima Fu (趙世子 司馬荂; d. 301) Sima Fu, Prince Jiyang (濟陽王 司馬馥; d. 301) Sima Qian, Prince Ruyin (汝陰王 司馬虔; d. 301) Sima Xu, Marquis Bacheng...

Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. Multiple accounts of Laozi's biography are presented, with Sima Qian expressing various levels of doubt...

Sima Rangju", based on Sima Qian's description of the work as being largely attributed to the famous fourth-century BC Qi general Sima Rangju. Sima Qian...

classifications. Sun Tzu's historicity is uncertain. The Han dynasty historian Sima Qian and other traditional Chinese historians placed him as a minister to King...

[Qin] Er Shi's elder brother's son Prince Ying as the King of Qin. — Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, "Records of Qin Shi Huang" An elder brother...

According to Sima Qian, Confucius said: "The disciples who received my instructions, and could themselves comprehend them, were seventy-seven individuals...

different dates as marking the beginning of the Warring States period, Sima Qian's choice of 475 BC is the most often cited. The era largely corresponds...

state of Zhao. According to the Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji) by Sima Qian, Elai was known for his immense physical strength. In the historical novel...

order to achieve the unification of China. Thousand-Character Classic. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1739) [90s BCE]. "Vol. 73, biography of Wang Jian". Shiji 史記 [Records...

construction of the mausoleum including descriptions of the tomb was given by Sima Qian in chapter six of his Records of the Grand Historian, which was written...

Guifan Dictionary advocating for Efang.: 161–2  The Han dynasty historian Sima Qian does not explain what the name means, but the later commentator Yan Shigu...

Ga-gə′. Although his parentage was questioned by many historians including Sima Qian, they accepted Qin Er Shi as a member of the state of Qin's House of Ying...

1 May 2024. Sima, Qian. The Grand Historian. "Minister Fan Ju". Archived from the original on 2018-12-24. Retrieved 2018-12-24. Sima, Qian. The Grand Historian...

and had to migrate to Central and Southern Asia. Western Han historian Sima Qian composed an early yet detailed exposition on the Xiongnu in one liezhuan...

ISBN 0-231-08166-9; ISBN 0-231-08167-7 (pbk) Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian of China. Translated from the Shih Chi of Sima Qian by Burton Watson. New York:...

engraved on them are preserved because these were also written down by Sima Qian in the historical chronicle Shiji. Qin Shi Huang made his first inspection...

year 841 BC, is highly significant in ancient Chinese history, in that Sima Qian was able to construct a year-by-year chronology back to that point. Any...

"proto-Qin". According to the 2nd-century BC Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian, the Qin state traced its origin to Zhuanxu, one of the legendary Five...

a king list that largely matches that of the traditional histories of Sima Qian and the Bamboo Annals. The inscriptions also give insight into royal concerns...

(少年，有客相之曰：「當刑而王。」) Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian, Volume 91, Biography of Qing Bu. (布欣然笑曰；「人相我當刑而王，幾是乎？」) Sima Qian. Records of the Grand...