Qian Sima: 3 books
by Qian Sima
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2011
This volume of the history of the Han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of Emperor Wu, one of the most energetic and strong-willed of China’s Rulers. Here the historian is chronicling events he has witnessed and writing of the men he personally knows or has known. In...
The First Emperor
Selections from the Historical Records
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2007
'The following year Qin unified all under Heaven and the title of August Emperor was immediately adopted.' The short-lived Qin dynasty unified China in 221 BC and created an imperial legacy that lasted until 1911. The extraordinary story of the First Emperor, founder of the dynasty, is told in the...
Historical Records (Complete Translation): 史记
The First and Most Important Biographical General History Book in China
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2018
史记 "Historical Records" was written by Sima Qian, the Western Han Dynasty historian. The biographical history book is the first biographical general history in China, documented on to the ancient legend of the Yellow Emperor era, down to the Han Dynasty between the beginning four years,...