Li Shiji

male, deceased (669)
Li Shiji (594 -December 31, 669), né Xu Shiji (徐世勣), later known in the reign of Emperor Gaozong of Tang as Li Ji (李勣), courtesy name Maogong (懋功...

Yuwen Shiji

male, deceased (642)
Yuwen Shiji (d. 642), formally Duke Zong of Ying, was an official of the Chinese dynasties Sui Dynasty and Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor...

Yu Shiji

male, deceased (618)
Yu Shiji, courtesy name Maoshi (懋世 or 茂世), was an official of the Chinese dynasties Chen Dynasty and Sui Dynasty. He was particularly powerful...
Sima Qian

Sima Qian

male
Sima Qian (ca. 145-90 BC) was a Prefect of the Grand Scribes (太史令) of the Han Dynasty. He is regarded as the father of Chinese historiography becaus...
Zhang Qian

Zhang Qian

male
Zhang Qian was an imperial envoy in the 2nd century BCE, during the time of the Han Dynasty. He was the first official diplomat to bring back...
Jing Ke

Jing Ke

male
Jing Ke was a guest residing in the estates of Dan, crown prince of Yan and renowned for his failed assassination of the Chinese emperor Qin Shi...
Huo Qubing

Huo Qubing

male
Huo Qubing, born in Linfen, Shanxi, was a general of the western Han dynasty under Emperor Wu. Being the illegitimate son of Wei Shaoer, he was the...
Li Guang

Li Guang

male
Lĭ Guăng, born in Tianshui, Gansu, was a famous general of the Han Dynasty. Nicknamed The Flying General, he fought primarily in the campaigns ag...
Wu Zixu

Wu Zixu

male
Wu Zixu, also known as Wu Yuan, is the most famous ancestor of people with the surname of Wu, (names are in simplified characters followed by...
Zuo Qiuming

Zuo Qiuming

male
Zǔo Qīumíng was a court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period. The work "Commentary of Zuo...