Song, Liao, and Jin · Official and Statesman

Sima Guang 司馬光

Attested AD 1067 - AD 1086

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Sima Guang was an official and Statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1067 to AD 1086 宋大賢溫國公光
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 284, passage 93

Family

Ancestor of Sima Xun (司馬恂)
descendant 後 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 93

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Ming 284, passage 93

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 284Volume 284 Biographies 172: Confucian Scholars 3 · 1 passage

大學士李賢言：「公恂，至聖後，贊善司馬恂，宋大賢溫國公光後，宜輔導太子。」 Grand Secretary Li Xian said: "Gongxun descends from the Supreme Sage; Instructor Sima Xun descends from the great Song worthy Sima Guang, Duke of Wen—they are fit to tutor the crown prince."