Sī mǎ Tándictionary entry
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Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Sī mǎ Qiān]
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司馬談 司马谈 [Si1 ma3 Tan2] /Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]/

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