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Records of the grand historian project gutenberg selfpublishing. This volume of the history of the han dynasty consists of chapters dealing principally with the reign of emperor wu, one of the most energetic and strongwilled of chinas rulers. New york, columbia university press, 1961 ocolc583123850 online version. Han dynasty i volume 1 records of the grand historian. Sima qian was appointed grand historian of the emperor wus court in 108 b. Download records of the grand historian qin dynasty pdf. The work that became records of the grand historian was begun by sima tan, the grand astrologer taishi of the han dynasty court during the late 2nd century bc.