Sima Qian, the ancient Chinese historian, did not write directly about the Terracotta Army, as it was discovered in 1974 and he lived from 145 to 86 BCE, long before its creation. However, his work, "Records of the Grand Historian," provides valuable context about the Qin Dynasty, during which the Terracotta Army was constructed as part of Emperor Qin Shi Huang's elaborate burial complex. Sima Qian's accounts detail the emperor's unification of China and his quest for immortality, themes that resonate with the purpose of the Terracotta Army.
The Terracota Army is dated from the 3rd century BCE. According to the historian Sima Qian, work began in 246 BCE and they were buried with the emperor in 210-209 BCE.
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Sima Qian is important in the scope of history because he wrote a major book on the history of China. He systematized and organized much information and a lot of it may have been lost and unknown to us were it not for his work.
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