Sima Qian (Author of Records of the Grand Historian)

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Sima Qian

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Longmen, near present-day Hancheng, China

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Sima Qian (Szu-ma Chien; 司马迁 c. 145 or 135 BC – 86 BC) was a Chinese historian of the Han dynasty. He is considered the father of Chinese historiography for his work, the Records of the Grand Historian, a Jizhuanti-style (纪传体) general history of China, covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to his time, during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. Although he worked as the Court Astrologer (Chinese: 太史令; Tàishǐ Lìng), later generations refer to him as the Grand Historian (Chinese: 太史公; taishigong or tai-shih-kung) for his monumental work. (Wikipedia) ...more

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	Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty by Sima Qian, Burton Watson (Translator) 4.33 avg rating — 207 ratings — published -94 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty I by Sima Qian, Burton Watson (Translator) 4.16 avg rating — 137 ratings — published -94 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The First Emperor: Selections from the Historical Records by Sima Qian, Raymond Dawson (Translator), K.E. Brashier (Editor) 3.45 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	S? K? T? M? Thiên by Sima Qian, Phan Ng?c (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 123 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	史记 by Sima Qian, 司马迁 4.41 avg rating — 83 ratings — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Records of the Grand Historian: Han Dynasty II by Sima Qian, Burton Watson (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 71 ratings — published -94 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 1: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China 3.88 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1995	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	S? K? - B?n K? by Sima Qian, Tr?n Quang ??c (Translator) 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	史记选 / Selections from Records of the Historian 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Records of the Historian: Chapters from the Shih Chi of Ssu-ma Ch'ien by Sima Qian, Burton Watson (translator), William Theodore de Bary (editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1969 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Records of the Grand Historian (3 books)
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“When the moon reaches fullness, it begins to wane.
月满则亏&谤诲辩耻辞;
― Sima Qian, The Grand Scribe's Records, Vol. 1: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China

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“Zhao Gao was contemplating treason but was afraid the other officials would not heed his commands, so he decided to test them first. He brought a deer and presented it to the Second Emperor but called it a horse. The Second Emperor laughed and said, "Is the chancellor perhaps mistaken, calling a deer a horse?"

Then the emperor questioned those around him. Some remained silent, while some, hoping to ingratiate with Zhao Gao, said it was a horse, and others said it was a deer. Zhao Gao secretly arranged for all those who said it was a deer to be brought before the law. Thereafter the officials were all terrified of Zhao Gao.”
― Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty

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“When the branches grow bigger than the roots, then something must break”
― Sima Qian

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