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Sima Tan
司馬談
Born165 BCE
Longmen, Han dynasty
(now Hejin, Shanxi)
Died110 BCE (aged 55)
Luoyang, Han dynasty
Occupation(s)Astrologist, astronomer, historian
RelativesSima Xi (father)
Sima Qian (son)

Sima Tan (traditional Chinese: 司馬談; simplified Chinese: 司马谈; pinyin: Sīmǎ Tán; Wade–Giles: Ssu-ma T'an; c. 165–110 BCE) was a Chinese astrologist, astronomer, and historian during the Western Han dynasty. His work Records of the Grand Historian was completed by his son Sima Qian, who is considered the founder of Chinese historiography.

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War of the Eight Princes

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succession into confusion. Sima Jiong designated the Emperor's nephew, Sima Tan, as crown prince. At the same time, Sima Yue, Prince of Donghai, was...

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Records of the Grand Historian

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late 2nd century BC to early 1st century BC by the historian Sima Qian, whose father Sima Tan had begun it several decades earlier. The work covers a 2,500-year...

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Laozi

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1007/978-94-007-4318-2_10. ISBN 978-94-007-4317-5. Kern (2015), pp. 349–350. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "Vol. 63: 老子韓非列傳". Records of the Grand Historian...

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Tan Jianci

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member of the Chinese idol group M.I.C. Tan Jianci is active as an actor in China and is known for his roles as Sima Zhao in The Advisors Alliance (2017)...

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Historiography

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first Roman historiography. In Asia, the father and son intellectuals Sima Tan and Sima Qian established Chinese historiography with the book Shiji (Records...

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Emperor Hui of Jin

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Sima Liang/Wei Guan: 291 Empress Jia Nanfeng: 291–300 Sima Lun: 300–301 Sima Jiong: 301–302 Sima Ai: 302–304 Sima Ying: 304 Sima Yong: 304–306 Sima Yue:...

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Ziying of Qin

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remain absent from court, conspiring with the eunuch Han Tan [zh] to assassinate [Zhao] Gao. — Sima Qian, Records of the Grand Historian, "Chronicle of Li...

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Chinese philosophy

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back to at least 672 BCE. It was during the Warring States era that what Sima Tan termed the major philosophical schools of China—Confucianism, Legalism...

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165 BC

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playwright Terence's play Hecyra (The Mother-in-Law) is first performed. Sima Tan, Chinese astrologist and historian (approximate date) Mattathias, Jewish...

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King Zhou of Shang

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ISBN 0-517-54475-X. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "3: 殷本紀". Shiji 史記 [Records of the Grand Historian]. Zhonghua Shuju. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s...

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Ancient Chinese states

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 553–54. Hsu 1999, p. 555. Lewis 2000, pp. 366, 369. Pines 2002, p. 4. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "39: 晉世家". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua...

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Spring and Autumn period

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570. Lewis 2000, p. 366. Hsu 1999, p. 567. Lewis 2000, p. 367. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "4: 周本紀". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua...

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Tao Te Ching

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Records of the Grand Historian, vol. 63, tr. Chan 1963:35–37. Sima, Qian; Sima, Tan (1959) [c. 90 BC], 老子韓非列傳, Records of the Grand Historian 史記 (in...

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Yu the Great

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Illustrated student edition]. Intelligence Press. ISBN 962-8792-80-6. Sima Qian; Sima Tan. "34.4: 燕召公世家". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Archived from...

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110 BC

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politician (d. 46 BC) Titus Pomponius Atticus, Roman banker (d. 32 BC) Sima Tan, Chinese astrologist and historian Hung, Hing Ming (2020). The Magnificent...

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School of Names

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Fraser 2017, Paradoxes. Van Norden 2011, p. 111. Smith, Kidder; Tan, Sima (2003), "Sima Tan and the Invention of Daoism, "Legalism," "et cetera"", The Journal...

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Xiang Yu

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annals of the fathers of strategic thinking". (宜將剩勇追窮寇,不可沽名學霸王。) Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BC]. "7: 項羽本紀". Records of the Grand Historian 史記. Zhonghua...

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Battle of Muye

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 292–351. doi:10.1017/CHOL9780521470308.007. ISBN 9780521470308. Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "4: 周本紀". Shiji 史記 [Records of the Grand Historian]...

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History of political science

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six classical schools of thought in Chinese philosophy as determined by Sima Tan. During the Imperial Period, Confucianism modified with the times (being...

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Emperor Gaozu of Han

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帝令士皆持满傅矢外乡,从解角直出,竟与大军合,而冒顿遂引兵而去。汉亦引兵而罢,使刘敬结和亲之约。) Shiji, vol.110 Sima Qian; Sima Tan (1959) [90s BCE]. "125: 佞幸列傳 [Those who curried favour]". Records...

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Han dynasty

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order. The Records of the Grand Historian started by Sima Tan (d. 110 BC) and finished by his son Sima Qian (145–86 BC) established the standard model for...

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The Prince of Han Dynasty

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as Liu Ling Xiu Zongdi as Marquis Zhou Zheng as Sima Tan Song Xiaochuan as Dou Ying Yi Yang as Sima Xiangru Jia Hongwei as Guan Fu Liu Xiaoxiao as Guo...

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Shang Yang

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different punishments to different strata of society. Hulsewe points out that Sima Tan considered equal treatment the "school of law's" most salient point: "They...

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