Sima Qian

Sima Qian
Born	c. 145 or 135 BC Longmen, Han China (nou Hejin, Shanxi)
Died	86 BC
Thrift	Historian
Kent for	Records o the Grand Historian
Relatives	Sima Tan (faither)

Sima Qian
Traditional Chinese	司馬遷
Simplified Chinese	司马迁
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sīmǎ Qiān Wade–Giles Szu1-ma3 Ch'ien1 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping si1 maa5 cin1
Zichang
Traditional Chinese	子長
Simplified Chinese	子长
Transcriptions Staundart Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zǐcháng Wade–Giles Tzu3-ch'ang2 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zi2 coeng4

Sima Qian (Szu-ma Chien; c. 145 or 135 BC – 86 BC) wis a Cheenese historian o the Han dynasty. He is considered the faither o Cheenese historiografie for his wirk, the Records o the Grand Historian, a Jizhuanti-style (纪传体) general history o Cheenae, coverin mair nor twa thoosand years frae the Yellae Emperor tae his time, durin the reign o Emperor Wu o Han. Altho he wirked as the Court Astrologer (Cheenese: 太史令; Tàishǐ Lìng), later generations refer tae him as the Grand Historian (Cheenese: 太史公; taishigong or tai-shih-kung) for his monumental wirk.