Records of the Grand Historian

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First page of the Records of the Grand Historian in manuscript.

The Records of the Grand Historian (Chinese: 史記) was written by Sima Qian, the historian of the Han Dynasty. It is a book recording Chinese history from the time of 3 Sovereigns and 5 Emperors until the reign of Emperor Wu of Han.

Records Of The Grand Historian Media

• Harvard drs 18839193 史記 v.11.pdf

  Pages from volume eleven of a Ming dynasty printed edition of the Shiji

• Sima Qian (painted portrait).jpg

  portrait of Sima Qian

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  Chapter 2, Annals of Xia (Ming dynasty edition, 1598)