The Grand Scribes Records, Volume XI presents the final nine memoirs of Ssu-ma Chiens history, continuing the series of collective biographies with seven more prosopographies on the ruthless officials, the wandering gallants, the artful favorites, those who discern auspicious days, turtle and stalk diviners, and those whose goods increase, punctuated by the final account of Emperor Wus wars against neighboring peoples and concluded with Ssu-ma Chiens postface containing a history of his family and himself.
Dedication |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction (Hans van Ess) |
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On Using This Book |
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Weights and Measures (Lu Zongli) |
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55 | (50) |
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William H. Nienhauser, Jr |
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197 | (22) |
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219 | (44) |
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Frequently Mentioned Commentators |
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Appendix: Official Titles of the Han Dynasty |
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Selected Recent Studies of the Shih chi |
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Index |
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Ssu-ma Ch'ien (145ca. 86 BC) was an official at the court of the Han Emperor Wu (r. 14187 BC), who was involved in the compilation of a mammoth historical project that resulted in this history, which came to be known as the Shih chi (The grand scribe's records). William H. Nienhauser, Jr., is the Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature at the University of WisconsinMadison and editor of five previous volumes of The Grand Scribe's Records.