Sima Qian (English: / s ɪ. m ɑː tʃ j ɜː n / sih-mah CHYEN; c. 145 – c. 86 BC) was a Chinese historian during the early Han dynasty.

Sima Qian (born c. 145 bce, Longmen, Xiayang [now Hancheng, Shaanxi province], China—died c. 87 bce) 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 ...

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.

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.

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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...

Jul 25, 2024 · Sima Qian (c. 145–87 BC) was a Chinese historian, astronomer, and calendar expert, renowned for writing the Shiji (“Historical Records”), the foremost history of China up to the 2nd century. Image: A sketch of Qian.

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.

Sima Qian (Chinese: 司马迁) was the historian of the Han Dynasty under Emperor Wu. He was born at Xia Yang (present-day Shan Xi Province, Han City) in either 145 or 135 BC. His father, Sima Tan, was also a historian. When Sima Qian was 10, he could read the articles which were written in Classical Chinese.

After 18 years of strenuous work, Sima Qian eventually finished writing this world-famous classic of history. The Historical Memoirs, consisting of 130 essays and 520,000 words, is divided into five parts, namely, Chronicles, Tales, Documents, Biographies of the Nobility's, and Biographies of Different Dynasties.