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The Records of the Grand Historian (太史公書/太史公书, Tàishǐ Gōngshū), more commonly known in Chinese as Shǐjì (史記/史记, "Historical Records") were written around 91 B.C as a summary of all ancient Chinese history up until the life of its author, Sīmǎ Qiān (司馬遷/司马迁)note working with his dad, Sīmǎ Tán (司馬談/司马谈). The Records are notable for being one of the first extant histories of Chinanote Most previous ones being destroyed in the wars that unified China or the Qin Dynasty's censorship crusade, Sima Qian's focus on objective facts and diverse sources, and their episodic structure. Rather than writing one continuous narrative, Sima Qian wrote standalone accounts of individuals, dynasties, imperial structures, etc., which were meant to be read as a whole. Postscripts reveal his personal opinion on the topics.Note that characters are troped as the Records depict them, not necessarily as they were in Real Life or other historical sources. Tropers are encouraged to keep debates about "what really happened" off work pages. | |
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Guan Gao tried to usurp the Emperor on behalf of his king, Zhang Ao, who begged him not to. When he got caught, Zhang Ao was also assumed to be guilty, so Guan Gao survived horrible tortures long enough to testify that he was innocent. After succeeding in this, Guan Gao killed himself, even though the Emperor had pardoned both him and Zhang Ao. | |
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Do Not Go Gentle | |
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Xiang Yu, who believed Heaven itself was foiling his plans to rule China, cut his own throat in the middle of a battle. This indirectly killed several of his opponents, who trampled each other to death fighting over his corpse (and the significant bounty that would come with it). | |
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Deliberate Under-Performance: The minister Xiao He, advised that his popularity was making the Emperor feel threatened, protected himself by committing crimes that made his subjects hate him. When the Emperor chastised him for these crimes, Xiao He reverted to his previous altruistic self — and the Emperor immediately had him imprisoned. | |
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Driven to Suicide: Many characters commit suicide rather than live in disgrace. Sima Qian, having been pressured to do the same after his imprisonment and castration, often criticizes this norm. Xiang Yu, who believed Heaven itself was foiling his plans to rule China, cut his own throat in the middle of a battle. This indirectly killed several of his opponents, who trampled each other to death fighting over his corpse (and the significant bounty that would come with it). Guan Gao tried to usurp the Emperor on behalf of his king, Zhang Ao, who begged him not to. When he got caught, Zhang Ao was also assumed to be guilty, so Guan Gao survived horrible tortures long enough to testify that he was innocent. After succeeding in this, Guan Gao killed himself, even though the Emperor had pardoned both him and Zhang Ao. | |
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By-the-Book Cop: Zhang Shizhi, although he was an imperial commandant of justice rather than anything like a modern policeman. Emperor Wen got angry at him several times for giving criminals Wen who disliked only the sentences prescribed by law. | |
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Rags to Riches | |
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Rags to Riches: Chen She, a day labourer who began the rebellion against the Qin empire and ruled as king of Chen for six months. Sima Qian quotes an earlier author, Jia Yi note translation is Burton Watson's on the subject. | |
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Revive the Ancient Custom: Shusun Tong persuaded the emperor of the time to offer ripe cherries to his ancestors, apparently in emulation of an old practice called the "Presentation of Fruits". This started (restarted?) a trend of fruit offerings. | |
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Sympathetic P.O.V.: Often negative facts about one "protagonist" were only revealed in the account of another. For example, Emperor Gaozu's attempts to push his children out of a carriage are described in the chapter about his nemesis, Xiang Yu — not the chapter about Gaozu himself. | |
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