Records of the Grand Historian

by Qian, Sima

• ISBN13: 9780231081658
• ISBN10: 0231081650
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-12-01
• Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

Table of Contents

Sima Qian to his friend Ren An	xiii
General Introduction	xv
Translator's Note on the Text	xxi
The Founding of the Hah Dynasty (Parts I-VI)	xxiii
Part I: The Beginning of the Revolt
The Hereditary House of Chen She	1	(16)
Part II: The Vanquished
The Basic Annals of Xiang Yu	17	(34)
Part III: The Victor
The Basic Annals of Emperor Gaozu	51	(36)
Reflections on the Rise of Emperor Gaozu	87	(4)
Part IV: The Great Ministers
The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Xiao	91	(8)
The Hereditary House of the Marquis of Liu (Zhang Liang)	99	(16)
The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Chen	115	(16)
Part V: The Disaffected
The Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu	131	(16)
The Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue	147	(6)
The Biography of Qing Bu	153	(10)
The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin (Han Xin)	163	(22)
The Biographies of Hann Xin and Lu Wan	185	(12)
The Biography of Tian Dan	197	(8)
Part VI: The Loyal Followers
The Biographies of Fan Kuai, Li Shang, Lord Teng, and Guan Ying: Concluding Remarks	205	(2)
The Biography of Chancellor Zhang	207	(12)
The Biographies of Li Yiji and Lu Jia	219	(14)
The Biographies of Fu Kuan, Jin Xi, and the Marquis of Kuaicheng: Concluding Remarks	233	(2)
The Biographies of Liu Jing and Shusun Tong	235	(12)
The Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu	247	(20)
The Second Era of Han History (195 BC-141 BC) (Parts VII-XI)
Part VII: The Rulers
The Basic Annals of Empress Lu	267	(18)
The Basic Annals of Emperor Wen the Filial	285	(26)
The Basic Annals of Emperor Jing the Filial	311	(8)
The Basic Annals of Emperor Wu (Fragment)	319	(4)
Part VIII: The Empresses
The Hereditary Houses of the Families Related to the Emperors by Marriage	323	(14)
Part IX: The Great Families
The Hereditary House of King Yuan of Chu	337	(4)
The Hereditary Houses of Jing and Yan	341	(6)
The Hereditary House of King Daohui of Qi	347	(16)
The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Cao	363	(6)
The Hereditary House of Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang	369	(12)
The Hereditary House of King Xiao of Liang	381	(8)
The Hereditary Houses of the Five Families	389	(14)
Part X: The Leader of the Revolt
The Biography of Liu Pi, the King of Wu	403	(20)
Some Remarks on the Han Peers: I
The Chronological Table of the Feudal Lords from the Beginning of the Han, Introduction	423	(8)
Some Remarks on the Han Peers: II
The Chronological Table of the Distinguished
Followers of Gaozu who became Marquises, Introduction	427	(4)
Some Remarks on the Han Peers: III
The Chronological Table of the Marquises during the Reigns of Emperor's Hui to Jing, Introduction	431	(4)
Part XI: The Eminent Officials
The Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia	435	(18)
The Biographies of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo	453	(14)
The Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang	467	(10)
The Biographies of Lord Wanshi and Zhang Shu	477	(12)
The Biography of Tian Shu	489
Finding List of Chapters of the Shi ji	495
Maps
The Topography of Han China	497
Principal Feudal Kingdoms of Late Zhou and Early Han Times	498
Principal Cities and Areas Mentioned in the Text	499