Qin and Han · Historian

Sima Qian 司馬遷

Attested BC 100

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Sima Qian as a historian. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Sima Qian 司馬遷 Sima Qian
Personal name Sima Qian 司馬遷 Sima Qian
Alternate name 馬遷

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Historian

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 漢則馬遷 · Western Year: BC 100
    Explicit · beishi:088:s0142

References in the histories

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History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 1 passage