who was sima qian
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Sima (Ssu-ma) . Sima Qian (. [sÉ¨ÌmaÌ tÉÊ°jaeÌn] ; tÉÊ°jÃ¦Ìn. c 145 or â 135 86), bc formerly Romanized-ssu Ma, chien was A chinese historian of The han. dynasty