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Transcriptions; Standard Mandarin; Hanyu Pinyin: Sīmǎ Qiān: Bopomofo: ㄙ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄢ: Wade–Giles: Ssu 1-ma 3 Ch'ien 1: IPA [sɹ̩́.mà tɕʰjɛ́n] Wu; Shanghainese Romanization: Sy-ma Tshie
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. Sima Qian was the son of Sima Tan, the
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.. He lived and wrote during the reign of the emperor Wu Ti (also given as Wu, Wu Di, and Wu the Great, r. 141-87 BCE).
Jan 13, 2020 · Sima Qian. PD Courtesy of Wikipedia. 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.. There is scant biographical record of Sima Qian, although the historian does provide autobiographical ...
Sima Qian never recovered from the humiliation. "I look at myself now, mutilated in body and living in vile disgrace. Every time I think of this shame I find myself drenched in sweat."
Shiji, early history of China written about 85 bce by Sima Qian.A two-volume English translation, Records of the Grand Historian of China, was published in 1961.A masterpiece that took 18 years to produce, the Shiji deals with major events and personalities of about 2,000 years (down to the author’s time), comprising 130 chapters and totaling more than 520,000 words.
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Sima Qian. Sima Qian was born and grew up in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi. He was raised in a family of astrologers. His father, Sima Tan, served as the Prefect of the Grand Scribes of Emperor Wu of Han (Emperor "Han Wudi").
Sima Qian (ca. 145–ca. 90 BCE), courtesy name Zichang, was from what is now Hancheng, Shaanxi province. He was a great historian, writer, and thinker of the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–24 CE). His workShi ji, orRecords of the Historian, is the first book to present Chinese history in a series of biographies. Modern Chinese scholar and writer Lu Xun (1881–1936) said, “Shi jiis a ...
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. His work laid the foundation for later Chinese historiography.
