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	Sima Qian - New World Encyclopedia
		Sima Qian’s style of writing was easy to read, full of humor and, less formal than most classical language, his history was therefore accessible to a wide readership.
		Sima Qian's contribution to historiography included an emphasis on the human element in history rather than attributing all events to supernatural causes, which was a departure from tradition.
		Sima Qian was also good at illustrating the response of the character by placing him in a sharp confrontation and letting his words and deeds speak for him.
	www.newworldencyclopedia.org /entry/Sima_Qian (1670 words)

	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Sima Qian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sima Qian (司馬遷, in pinyin: si1 ma3 qian1) (Ssuma Ch'ien in Wade-Giles), 字 Zichang (子長 zi3 chang2), was one of the most important Chinese historiographers.
		Sima Qian was born in 145 or 135 BC at Longmen near present-day Hancheng, where he grew up in a rural setting.
		Sima Qian and his Shiji had a tremendous influence on Chinese historiography and prose, well comparable to Herodotus and his Historiai.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/si/Sima_Qian?title=Shun (527 words)

	Sima Qian
		Sima Qian was born in 145 or 135BC at Longmen near present-day Hancheng, where he grew up in a rural environment.
		Sima Qian made the political mistake of seeking to intercede for a general who had lost a battle when faced by overwhelming forces.
		Sima Qian, however accepted the punishment and consequent disgrace in order to finish the Shiji, as he explained in a letter to a friend.
	www.members.tripod.com /~journeyeast/sima_qian.html (433 words)

	John Derbyshire on NRO
		Sima Qian had originally been one of those who recommended this general; and now, to compound the offense, he publicly defended him before the emperor, as a matter of principle — he believed the general had done his honest and valiant best, and was not at fault.
		Sima Qian survived it, and was permitted to continue his researches.
		This friend wrote to Sima Qian, appealing to him as a man of honor to speak to the emperor on his behalf — to act on principle again, like a true Confucian, as he had done before.
	www.nationalreview.com /derbyshire/derbyshireprint030602.html (1853 words)

	Sima Qian Criticism and Essays
		Although archaeological finds have supported many of his accounts, Qian is considered by some critics to have transcended the role of annalist and to have become instead an interpreter of history along Confucian lines and a seeker of profound moral truth.
		Qian had full access to the imperial library and quoted verbatim from many manuscripts and documents that would now otherwise be lost.
		Qian is revered by many Chinese as both a great historian and a hero and scholars credit him with deeply influencing how the Chinese view themselves.
	www.enotes.com /classical-medieval-criticism/sima-qian (703 words)

	Sima Qian
		Sima Qian was born in 145 or 135 BC at Longmen near present-day Hancheng, where he grew up in a rural setting.
		Sima Qian chose the latter in order to be able to complete his work.
		Sima Qian and his Shiji had a tremendous influence on Chinese historiography and prose, well comparable to Herodotus and his Historiai.
	www.teachersparadise.com /ency/en/wikipedia/s/si/sima_qian.html (533 words)

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		In 105 BC, Sima Qian was among the scholars chosen to reform the calendar.
		Sima Qian even affected the writing style of histories in other places, as seen in The History of Korea, which was written as a general history.
		Sima Qian was also good at illustrating the response of the character by placing him in a sharp confrontation and letting his words and deeds speak for him.
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	Sima Qian
		Sima Qian's father Sima Tan served in the Han Dynasty government between the periods Jianyuan (140BC-135BC) and Yuanfeng (110BC-105BC), where he held the office of the Prefect of the Grand Scribes, (Taishiling, also translated as "Great Historian").
		Sima Qian made the political mistake of seeking to intercede for a general who had lost a battle when faced by overwhelming forces.
		Sima Qian, however accepted the punishment and consequent disgrace in order to finish the Shiji, as he explained in a letter to a friend.
	members.tripod.com /journeyeast/sima_qian.html (433 words)

	Confucius (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)
		Confucius is described, by Sima Qian and other sources, as having endured a poverty-stricken and humiliating youth and been forced, upon reaching manhood, to undertake such petty jobs as accounting and caring for livestock.
		Sima Qian's account includes the tale of how Confucius was born in answer to his parents' prayers at a sacred hill (qiu) called Ni.
		Sima Qian's account also provides background on Confucius' connection to the early canonical texts on ritual and on music (the latter of which was lost at an early date).
	plato.stanford.edu /entries/confucius (3624 words)

	Sima Qian: The Castrated Historian
		To these sources, Sima Qian added a quick and lively intelligence that meant he was quite capable of inventing conversations and details to support his narrative flow.
		Added to this, Sima Qian was greatly advantaged in that his father, Sima Tan, was already the office holder of the position Prefect of the Grand Scribes.
		By the age of ten, Sima Qian was accomplished in a number of the great authors and, at the age of twenty, embarked on a journey of exploration throughout the empire, including a period studying in the home province of Confucius.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/east_asian_history/109934 (479 words)

	Sima Qian information - Search.com
		In 105 BC, Sima Qian was among the scholars chosen to reform the calendar.
		Sima Qian even affected the writing style of histories in other places, as seen in The History of Korea, which was written as a general history.
		Sima Qian was also good at illustrating the response of the character by placing him in a sharp confrontation and letting his words and deeds speak for him.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/Sima_Qian (1703 words)

	Sima Qian - Chinese Literature - Chinese Art
		Sima Qian司馬遷 (circa 145 BC145andmdash;90 BC) was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes (太史令) of the Han Dynasty and an astrologer.
		Sima Qian even affected the writing style of histories in other places, as seen in The History of Korea, which was written as a general history.
		Sima Qian was also good at illustrating the response of the character by placing him in a sharp confrontation and letting his words and deeds speak for him.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Sima_Qian (2198 words)

	Amazon.ca: Records of the Grand Historian: Books: Sima Qian,Qian Sima Qian,Sima Qian (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sima Qian was appointed grand historian of the Emperor Wu's court in 108 B.C. In his Records of the Grand Historian he describes the events which he witnessed or heard of that occurred during his lifetime, which offers the modern historian a fairly accurate account of a contemporary historian of the Han Dynasty.
		Sima Qian had the ability to accompany the emperor on his visits to the provinces where he was able to record the "barbarian" tribes and lands which were brought under Han rule by Emperor Wu.
		Qian wrote very detailed descriptions of these penal conditions for he had an intimate experience with them, having been punished for his "attempting 'to deceive the emperor'" (xii).
	www.amazon.ca /Records-Grand-Historian-Sima-Qian/dp/0231081650 (1131 words)

	Sima Qian
		Sima Qian (about 145- 90 BCE), or Ssi-ma Ch’ien, inherited from his father the position of grand historian to the Emperor, which had been a position largely concerned with keeping astronomical records.
		Sima Qin presents us with historical facts, with the Emperor’s own account of his reign, and with a commentary by a Han statesman, Jia Yi, in the Second Century BCE.
		Sima Qian, however, accepted the punishment and consequent disgrace in order to finish his history, as he explained in a letter to a friend.
	www.humanistictexts.org /simaqian.htm (2163 words)

	Sima Qian and the Xiongnu During China's Han Dynasty - Associated Content
		Sima Qian (145-85 C.E.) was an historian active during the Han dynasty in China.
		Sima Qian (145-85 C.E.) was an historian active during the Han dynasty in.
		Sima Qian's description of the Xiongnu served as a polemical device to not only teach the people what the Xiongnu were, a people seen as wholly opposite to Han China, but also to indirectly teach the people what the Xiongnu were not, Chinese.
	www.associatedcontent.com /article/13955/sima_qian_and_the_xiongnu_during_chinas.html (486 words)

	SIMA QIAN Articles Sima Qian (Simplified Chinese: ???;
		In 110 BC, at the age of thirty-five, Sima Qian was sent westward on a military expedition against some "barbarian" tribes.
		In 105 BC, Sima Qian was among the scholars chosen to reform the calendar.
		In 96 BC, Sima Qian was released from prison.
	www.amazines.com /Sima_Qian_related.html (931 words)

	Untitled Document
		Sima Qian (C. 100 B.C.E.) was China's first historian - he was known as Grand Astrologer at the court of Emperor Wu during the Han dynasty - and, along with Confucius and the First Emperor of Qin, was one of the creators of imperial China.
		Sima Qian's vast Records of the Historian is the first comprehensive history of China and has exerted an immense influence both upon our understanding of the Chinese past and also upon the style and structure of subsequent Chinese historiography.
		In addition to his contribution as a historian, Sima Qian is a highly significant literary figure whose writings are among the most elegant and powerful from the ancient world.
	simwarlords.net /Books.htm (372 words)

	Sima Qian: Grand Historian
		Zhang Qian never once relinquished the imperial credentials that marked him as an envoy of the Han, and after he had lived in Xiongnu territory for some time and was less closely watched than at first, he and his party finally managed to escape and resume their journey toward the Yuezhi.
		When Zhang Qian first set out on his mission, he was accompanied by over one hundred men, but after thirteen years abroad, only he and Kanfu managed to make their way back to China.
		After Zhang Qian reported that it was possible to reach Daxia by traveling through the region of the southwest barbarians, the Han once more began efforts to establish relations with the tribes of the area.
	www.thenagain.info /Classes/Sources/ZhangQian.html (1621 words)

	Chinese Historian
		Sima Qian was a famous court historian who lived during the reign of Han Wudi.
		Sima Qian as a good son of course agreed and went 'touring' China, collecting materials for his work...
		Sima Qian with his 'big-mouth' decided to speak up in defense of the general...
	members.tripod.com /bioshearer/chinese_history.htm (342 words)

	History Forum > What Does Simaquian Mean?
		When his father felt his end was near, he entrusted to Sima Qian the task of carrying on the family tradition, and, to make a compilation of the historical records of the previous eras.
		Unfortunately, Sima Qian went too far and implied the responsibility of the defeat was due to flawed policies of the Han rulers.
		Sima Qian's work was probably the first most comprehensive work on Chinese history, and oft compared to Herodotus and his Historai.
	www.simaqianstudio.com /forum/lofiversion/index.php?t2185.html (591 words)

	Highlights of Chinese Culture and History
		Sima Qian's mental horizon was considerably widened as a result of his tours and explorations.
		Being wrecked mentally as well as physically, Sima Qian lived in great pain and the thought of committing suicide was never far from his mind.
		Sima Qian and his Historical Memoirs, which has exerted a tremendous influence on Chinese historiography and Chinese literature, have enjoyed high prestige among countless Chinese historians and men of letters in the last 2,000 years, who have often looked upon Sima Qian as their model.
	www.chinatown-online.com /cultureeye/highlights/sima.htm (823 words)

	Sima Qian
		But Sima Qian’s great Shi ji (Records of the Grand Historian) is the earliest surviving Chinese book in which the author acknowledges authorship and speaks directly to the reader in the text....It was a massive compilation; a complete translation into a Western language would fill two to three thousand pages.
		Sima Qian shared these beliefs and feelings, but also was deeply committed to another side of filial piety.
		So bleak was Sima Qian’s view of the government of his own times that his collective biography of the reasonable officials, those who governed wisely and treated the common people kindly, draws examples only from the centuries before the Qin.
	brian.hoffert.faculty.noctrl.edu /HST261/11.SimaQian.html (1143 words)

	China: the emperor's all-seeing eye - includes related article on Sima Qian - In Pursuit of the Past: History and ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The man generally considered to be the father of Chinese history, however, was Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Grand Historian at the court of the famous Han emperor Wudi (141-87 BC).
		Sima Guang's three main collaborators, themselves celebrated historians, gathered the greatest number of documents possible from official and private libraries and then classified under theme headings and in chronological order.
		Sima Guang made the final selection, taking as his criterion of choice from the enormous range of material available those items that he considered would provide the information most useful si to a sovereign.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1310/is_1990_March/ai_8929489 (929 words)

	Sima Qian Biography (c.145–c.87 BC) (or Ssu-ma Ch'ien) Online Encyclopedia Article About Sima Qian Biography ...
		Sima Qian Biography (c.145–c.87 BC) (or Ssu-ma Ch'ien)
		He succeeded his father Ssu-ma T'an (?–110 BC) in 110 BC as grand historian, but incurred the emperor's wrath for taking the part of a friend who, in command of a military expedition, had surrendered to the enemy.
		Many of his observations, such as the names of many Shang kings, have been confirmed by 20th-c archaeology, and his work, with its central concept of cyclical growth and decay, is of major significance.
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /Cambridge/entries/024/Sima-Qian.html (211 words)

	Sima Qian
		Sima Qian was born some time between 145 B.C. and 135 B.C. His father, Sima Tan, was the Grand Historian for Emperor Wu of the Western Han dynasty for thirty years.
		By the age of twenty, Sima Qian was already well-versed in classic literature and knew a great deal about astronomy.
		Upon his return, Sima Qian was made Lang Zhong or Palace Attendant whose main duty was to inspect different parts of the country with Emperor Wu.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_42_224.html (535 words)

	Sima Qian Temple, Xian Attractions, China Travel Information
		It is the most popular sight in Hancheng with the to the east, Mt. Liang to the west, the ancient Yellow River to the east, Mt. Liang to the west, the ancient Great Wall of Wei State to the south, and the River Zhi to the north.
		Sima Qian (145 - 90 BC), the famous historian and litterateur of China, is a native of Hancheng.
		Sima Qian's tomb stands at the back of the temple and is built with bricks and engraved with the Eight Diagrams and flower designs on the walls of the grave.
	www.travelchinaguide.com /attraction/shaanxi/xian/hancheng/simaqian.htm (509 words)

	earlyworldpaper2
		In your second paper you will be dealing with Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, one of the most important records we currently have of early Chinese history.
		First, why is Sima Qian studying the individual in question, i.e.
		Second, identify any arguments and evidence that Sima Qian uses to achieve his purpose in writing about this person; evidence can include references to or uses of other sources that Sima Qian makes in his text.
	www.cameron.edu /~dougc/eworldpaper2.htm (346 words)

	Letteratura cinese
		Qin Shihuangdi, il cui corpo giace nel mausoleo di Xi’an, che con il suo esercito dei soldati e cavalli di terracotta è ormai diventato famosissimo in tutto il mondo, nel 213 a.C. ordina di distruggere tutte le opere storiche e quelle dei filosofi appartenenti a scuole diverse da quelle dei Legisti.
		Sima Qian, paragonato a Tucidide e a Tacito, ha rappresentato per secoli il modello di tutti gli storici cinesi.
		Il più impostante autore di opere storiche di questo periodo è Sima Guang (1019-1086) che scrive "Specchio generale per l’arte di governare", in 294 capitoli e abbraccia tutta la storia cinese dal 403 a.C. al 959 d.C., con un rigido ordine cronologico.
	www.tuttocina.it /Tuttocina/Letteratura/lettcin.htm (1894 words)

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