Sima Guang

Song dynasty scholar (1019–1086)

Sima Guang (Chinese: 司馬光; pinyin: Sīmǎ Guāng; 17 November 1019 – 11 October 1086), courtesy name Junshi (Chinese: 君實; pinyin: Jūnshí), hao Yusou (Chinese: 迂叟; pinyin: Yūsŏu), was a Chinese historian, politician, and writer. He was a high-ranking Song dynasty scholar-official who authored the Zizhi Tongjian, a monumental work of history. Born into a family of officials, Sima Guang displayed remarkable intelligence from a young age and quickly rose through the ranks of the Song bureaucracy.

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