Sima Qian

Sima Qian was born in 145 BCE in Longmen, China. A renowned historian and scholar during the Western Han Dynasty, he is celebrated for his pioneering work in Chinese historiography. His contributions laid the foundation for the official historical record-keeping in China, and his meticulous approach to documenting history has had a lasting influence on Chinese scholarship.

Personal Name: Sima, Qian

Birth: ca. 145 B.C.

Death: ca. 86 B.C.