Category Archives: Sima Qian
SIMA QIAN
(c. 145/135-86 B.C.)
Records of the Grand Historian
The Basic Annals of Xiang Yu
The Assassin and his Sister
Letter in Reply to Ren Shaoqing
Sima Qian (Ssu-ma Ch’ien), whose father had been Grand Historian of China and who in 107 B.C. himself assumed that role, spent most of his life at the court of the Emperor Wu, the strong-willed emperor who brought the golden … Continue reading
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