Sima Qian
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Sima Qian was an eminent Chinese historian of the Former Han dynasty, best known for authoring the foundational historical text "Records of the Grand Historian" (Shiji).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sima Qian canonical | 3 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese historian
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biographer ⓘ court official ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 145 BCE ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Longmen
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near present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 86 BCE ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Han imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | court of the Former Han dynasty ⓘ |
| era | Former Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Sima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sima Tan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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chronicle ⓘ historiography ⓘ |
| givenName | Qian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartInWork |
Shiji includes basic annals
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Shiji includes chronological tables ⓘ Shiji includes hereditary houses ⓘ Shiji includes ranked biographies ⓘ Shiji includes treatises ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ban Gu
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Sima Guang NERFINISHED ⓘ later East Asian historians ⓘ traditional Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Confucius
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Spring and Autumn Annals NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuozhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| movement | Han dynasty historiography ⓘ |
| name | Sima Qian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 司馬遷 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Records of the Grand Historian
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Shiji NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
Records of the Grand Historian as a model for later dynastic histories
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establishing biographical style in Chinese historiography ⓘ foundational synthesis of Chinese history up to the Han dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
court astrologer
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grand historian ⓘ historian ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Grand Historian of the Han dynasty
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Taishi Gong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Chinese historical studies ⓘ |
| workPeriod |
1st century BCE
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2nd century BCE ⓘ |
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