Sima Guang
1019
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1086
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: Song dynasty
occupation: historian, politician, writer, lexicographer
position held: Huangmen shilang
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. Sima was a political conservative, who opposed the reforms of Wang Anshi. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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