Records of the Grand Historian
By Sima Qian
Translated by Burton Watson
Table of contents
| Introduction | ix | |
| Translator's Note on Text | xviii | |
| Shi ji 5: | The Basic Annals of Qin | 1 |
| Shi ji 6: | The Basic Annals of The First Emperor of the Qin | 35 |
| Shi ji 15: | Reflections on the Rise of the Qin | 85 |
| Shi ji 68: | The Biography of Lord Shang | 89 |
| Shi ji 71: | The Biographies of the Shuli Zi and Gan Mou | 101 |
| Shi ji 72: | The Biography of the Marquis of Rang | 113 |
| Shi ji 73: | The Biography of Bai Qi and Wang Jian | 121 |
| Shi ji 79: | The Biographies of Fan Ju and Cai Ze | 131 |
| Shi ji 85: | The Biography of Lü Buwei | 159 |
| Shi ji 86: | The Biographies of the Assassin-retainers (Excerpt) | 167 |
| Shi ji 87: | The Biography of Li Si | 179 |
| Shi ji 88: | The Biography of Meng Tian | 207 |
| Shi ji 126: | The Biographies of Wits and Humorists (Excerpt) | 215 |
| Index | 217 | |
Volume II: Han Dynasty I (Revised Edition)
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 Han Dynasty (Parts I–VI) | xxii | |
| Shi ji 48: | The Hereditary House of Chen She | 3 |
| Shi ji 7: | The Basic Annals of Xiang Yu | 17 |
| Shi ji 8: | The Basic Annals of Emperor Gaozu | 51 |
| Shi ji 16 (Excerpt): | Reflections on the Rise of Emperor Gaozu | 87 |
| Shi ji 53: | The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Xiao | 91 |
| Shi ji 55: | The Hereditary House of the Marquis of Liu (Zhang Liang) | 99 |
| Shi ji 56: | The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Chen | 115 |
| Shi ji 89: | The Biographies of Zhang Er and Chen Yu | 131 |
| Shi ji 90: | The Biographies of Wei Bao and Peng Yue | 147 |
| Shi ji 91: | The Biography of Qing Bu | 153 |
| Shi ji 92: | The Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin (Han Xin) | 163 |
| Shi ji 93: | The Biographies of Hann Xin and Lu Wan | 185 |
| Shi ji 94: | The Biography of Tian Dan | 197 |
| Shi ji 95: | The Biographies of Fan Kuai, Li Shang, Lord Teng, and Guan Ying: Concluding Remarks | 205 |
| Shi ji 96: | The Biography of Chancellor Zhang | 207 |
| Shi ji 97: | The Biographies of Li Yiji and Lu Jia | 219 |
| Shi ji 98: | The Biographies of Fu Kuan, Jin Xi, and the Marquis of Kuaicheng: Concluding Remarks | 233 |
| Shi ji 99: | The Biographies of Liu Jing and Shusun Tong | 235 |
| Shi ji 100: | The Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu | 247 |
| The Second Era of Han History (195 BC–141 BC) (Parts VII–XI) | 255 | |
| Shi ji 9: | The Basic Annals of Empress Lü | 267 |
| Shi ji 10: | The Basic Annals of Emperor Wen the Filial | 285 |
| Shi ji 11: | The Basic Annals of Emperor Jing the Filial | 311 |
| Shi ji 12: | The Basic Annals of Emperor Wu (Fragment) | 319 |
| Shi ji 49: | The Hereditary Houses of the Families Related to the Emperors by Marriage | 323 |
| Shi ji 50: | The Hereditary House of King Yuan of Chu | 337 |
| Shi ji 51: | The Hereditary Houses of Jing and Yan | 341 |
| Shi ji 52: | The Hereditary House of King Daohui of Qi | 347 |
| Shi ji 54 (Excerpt): | The Hereditary House of Prime Minister Cao | 363 |
| Shi ji 57: | The Hereditary House of Zhou Bo, the Marquis of Jiang | 369 |
| Shi ji 58: | The Hereditary House of King Xiao of Liang | 381 |
| Shi ji 59: | The Hereditary Houses of the Five Families | 389 |
| Shi ji 106: | The Biography of Liu Pi, the King of Wu | 403 |
| Shi ji 17: | The Chronological Table of the Feudal Lords from the Beginning of the Han, Introduction | 423 |
| Shi ji 18: | The Chronological Table of the Distinguished Followers of Gaozu who became Marquises, Introduction | 431 |
| Shi ji 19: | The Chronological Table of the Marquises during the Reigns of Emperors Hui to Jing, Introduction | |
| Shi ji 84: | The Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia | 435 |
| Shi ji 101: | The Biographies of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo | 453 |
| Shi ji 102: | The Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang | 467 |
| Shi ji 103: | The Biographies of Lord Wanshi and Zhang Shu | 477 |
| Shi ji 104: | The Biography of Tian Shu | 489 |
| Finding List of Chapters of the Shi ji | 495 | |
| The Topography of Han China | 497 | |
| Principal Feudal Kingdom of Late Zhou and Early Han Times | 498 | |
| Principal Cities and Areas Mentioned in the Text | 499 | |
Volume III: Han Dynasty II (Revised Edition)
Table of contents
| Introduction | xi | |
| Translator's Note | xvii | |
| Shi ji 28: | The Treatise on the Feng and Shan Sacrifices | 3 |
| Shi ji 29: | The Treatise on the Yellow River and Canals | 53 |
| Shi ji 30: | The Treatise on the Balanced Standard | 61 |
| Shi ji 107: | The Biographies of the Marquises of Weiqi and Wuan | 89 |
| Shi ji 108: | The Biography of Han Changru | 107 |
| Shi ji 109: | The Biography of General Li Guang | 117 |
| Shi ji 110: | The Account of the Xiongnu | 129 |
| Shi ji 111: | The Biographies of General Wei Qing and the Swift Cavalry General Huo Qubing | 163 |
| Shi ji 20: | The Chronological Table of Marquises Enfeoffed from the Jianyuan Era on: Introduction | 185 |
| Shi ji 112: | The Biographies of the Marquis of Pingjin and Zhufu Yan | 187 |
| Shi ji 113: | The Account of Southern Yue | 207 |
| Shi ji 114: | The Account of Eastern Yue | 219 |
| Shi ji 115: | The Account of Chaoxian | 225 |
| Shi ji 123: | The Account of Dayuan | 231 |
| Shi ji 116: | The Account of the Southwestern Barbarians | 253 |
| Shi ji 117: | The Biography of Sima Xiangru | 259 |
| Shi ji 120: | The Biographies of Ji An and Zheng Dangshi | 307 |
| Shi ji 118: | The Biographies of the Kings of Huainan and Hengshan | 321 |
| Shi ji 121: | The Biographies of the Confucian Scholars | 355 |
| Shi ji 119: | The Biographies of the Reasonable Officials | 373 |
| Shi ji 122: | The Biographies of the Harsh Officials | 379 |
| Shi ji 124: | The Biographies of the Wandering Knights | 409 |
| Shi ji 125: | The Biographies of the Emperors' Male Favourites | 419 |
| Shi ji 127: | The Biographies of the Diviners of Lucky Days | 425 |
| Shi ji 129: | The Biographies of the Money-makers | 433 |
| Finding List of Chapters of the Shi ji | 455 | |
| Index | 457 | |
| China and Its Neighbours in the Former Han | 506 | |
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