Sima Guang (17 November 1019 – 11 October 1086), courtesy name Junshi, 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.
Sīmǎ Guāng (Chinese: 司馬光/司马光; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ma Kuang) (1019 – 1086) was a Chinese historian, scholar, poet, and high chancellor of the Song Dynasty. He compiled the monumental Zizhi Tongjian (Tzu-chih t'ung-chien; “Comprehensive Mirror”).
Sima, Guang, 1019-1086: The last of the Han; being the chronicle of the years 181-220 A.D. as recorded in chapters 58-68 of the Tzu-chih Tʾung-chien of Ssu-ma Kuang. (Centre of Oriental Studies, Australian National University, 1969) , also by …