Sima Qian (S’su-ma Ch’ien) (jan 1, 145 BC – jan 1, 90 BC)
Description:
Han Grand Historian defended a general (b/c of Confucian principles) but got in trouble bc of legalist rules--Confucian ideology suffers under legalist structure
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Date:
jan 1, 145 BC
jan 1, 90 BC
~ 55 years