Overview
The translated histories identify Sima Qian as a historian and writer. 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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Sima Qian | 司馬遷 | Sīmǎ Qiān |
| Personal | Sima Qian | 司馬遷 | |
| Alternate | 遷 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · nanqishu:048:s0018
Roles
- Historian
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: BC 100-90 · Western Interval: Start: BC 100 · End: BC 90Explicit event contextual date · nanqishu:048:s0018
References in the histories
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