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Sima Qian Biography Sima Qian (ca. 145–86 BC) was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes (太史令) of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography because of his highly praised work, Records of the Grand Historian (史记), an overview of the history of China covering more than two thousand years from the Yellow Emperor to Emperor Han Wudi (汉武帝). His definitive work laid the foundation for later Chinese historiography. Early life and education Sima Qian was born and grew up in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng, Shaanxi. He was raised in a family of historiographers. His father, Sim