Sima Zhen
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Sima Zhen (traditional Chinese: 司馬貞; simplified Chinese: 司马贞; pinyin: Sīmǎ Zhēn, fl. 8th century), courtesy name Zizheng (子正), was a Chinese historian born in what is now Jiaozuo, Henan during the Tang Dynasty.
Sima Zhen was one of the most important commentators on the Shiji.[1] His commentary is known as the Shiji Suoyin (史記索隱), which means "Seeking the Obscure in the Grand Scribe's Records".[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Durrant, Stephen W.. The Cloudy Mirror: Tension and Conflict in the Writings of Sima Qian. SUNY Press, xx.
- ^ Zhu, Dongrun (1940). Sima Zhen Shiji Suoyin Shuolie. Chengdu: Kaiming Shudian, 141-163.
[edit] External links
- Shiji "Records of the Grand Scribe" — Chinaknowledge.de.
- Ricci Library Catalog
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