Records of the Grand Historian

historical record of ancient China by Sima Qian
Book history_book Q272530
Records of the Grand Historian
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Records of the Grand Historian

Summary

Records of the Grand Historian is a history book[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Records of the Grand Historian authored Sima Qian[3].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's instance of is recorded as history book[4].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's instance of is recorded as written work[5].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's genre is jizhuanti[6].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's genre is general history[7].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's genre is benji[8].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's part of the series is recorded as Twenty-Four Histories[9].
  • Records of the Grand Historian is part of Twenty-Four Histories[10].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's Commons category is recorded as Records of the Grand Historian[11].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[12].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's country of origin is recorded as Western Han[13].
  • Records of the Grand Historian comprises annals[14].
  • 90 BC marks the founding of Records of the Grand Historian[15].
  • Records of the Grand Historian was published on 90 BC[16].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's has edition or translation is recorded as Mémoires historiques[17].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Records of the Grand Historian[18].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's main subject is pre-Qin period[19].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's main subject is Qin dynasty[20].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[21].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's title is recorded as {'lang': 'lzh', 'text': '史記'}[22].
  • Records of the Grand Historian's different from is recorded as Shiji Town[23].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Records of the Grand Historian authored Sima Qian[3].

Publication

Records of the Grand Historian was published on 90 BC[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as Classical Chinese[12]. Genres include jizhuanti[6], general history[7], and benji[8]. It is part of Twenty-Four Histories[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Twenty-Four Histories[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include pre-Qin period[19] and Qin dynasty[20]. Records of the Grand Historian's part of the series is recorded as Twenty-Four Histories[9].

Why It Matters

Records of the Grand Historian has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 76 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 3d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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