Who is the author of the historical records?

The Records of the Historian was written by Sima Qian. Sima Qian traveled to famous mountains and rivers, read classic cheats, suffered palace punishment, endured humiliation, and worked endlessly, so that the birth of "Historical Records" was born.

Sima Qian. In the first year of Taichu (104 BC), Sima Qian began the creation of the Taishi Gongshu, which was later known as the Historical Records. It took 14 years for the work to be completed.

The "Historical Records" originally did not have a fixed title, called "Taishi Gongshu", or "Taishi Gongji", and was also called "Taishi Gong". According to the research of known materials, the earliest historical work of Sima Qian was called "Historical Records", which was written by Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty during the "Donghai Temple Tablet", and before that, "Historical Records" was the general name of ancient history books. Since the Three Kingdoms, "Historical Records" has gradually become the proper name of "Taishi Gongshu" from a common name.

Background:During the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the royal road was abolished, and the Qin Dynasty destroyed the ancient cultural classics, so that the precious books and classics in the Ming Hall and the Stone Room were scattered and disordered. After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Xiao He revised the law, Han Xin affirmed the military law, Zhang Cang established the statute, Shusun Tong determined the etiquette, and the literary scholars with excellent character and learning gradually entered the use, and the destroyed ancient books such as "Poems" and "Books" were constantly searched and donated by people who love literature in various places.

The above content reference: Encyclopedia - Historical Records.

Sima Qian (145 BC or 135 BC unexaminable)[1], with a long character, was born in Longmen (Xiayang, Western Han Dynasty, now Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province, also known as Hejin City, Shanxi Province),[2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Western Han Dynasty historian, writer, and thinker[8]. The son of Sima Tan, Ren Taishi Ling, was known as Shi Qian, Tai Shi Gong, and the father of history by later generations.

In his early years, Sima Qian studied under Kong Anguo and Dong Zhongshu, roaming all over the world, understanding customs and collecting rumors. The first Langzhong was appointed to the southwest. At the age of twenty-eight, he served as Taishi Ling [65], inherited his father's business, and wrote history.

Later, he was punished by the palace for defending the defeat of Li Ling, transferred to Zhongshu Ling, and worked hard to continue to complete the historical books he wrote. He created China's first general history "Historical Records" (formerly known as "Taishi Gongshu"), which is recognized as a model of Chinese history books.

Hello! The author of The Destruction of Li Shiji was Sima Qian (145 BC – 86 BC), a historian, writer, and politician during the Western Han Dynasty in China. Sima Qian is the great-grandson of Sima Xiangru and the great-grandfather of Buhu Sima Guang, born in Xianyang, Shaanxi.

Before writing the Historical Records, he was also involved in the political affairs of the Western Han court. Sima Qian is considered one of the founders of Chinese historiography, and his Records of the Historian is the first general history in Chinese history, divided into 130 chapters, covering the history of the Yellow Emperor to the Western Han Emperor Liu Heng (1222-100 BC), covering various fields such as politics, military, economy, and culture. Sima Qian is known as a great master of Chinese historiography for his extensive historical investigation and accurate historical facts, and has had a profound impact on the research and compilation of history in later generations.

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