Sima Guang (司马光)
Sima Guang, from Guangshan in Henan, was a leading historian and statesman of the Northern Song dynasty.
- Birth
- 1019-11-17 18:00 · Xia County, Shanxi (Song dynasty China)
- Gender
- Male
- Time Source
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Core Analysis
Sima Guang's chart is Ji Wei, Yi Hai, Xin Chou, Ren Chen. The Xin Metal day master is born in the Yi Hai month, so the reading starts with temperament, pressure, and the way talent is put to use.
The page focuses on Scholarship & Literary Talent and Conservative Governance. The chart is read together with public life events: work, reputation, conflict, and turning points.
Because the birth time is not confirmed, the hour pillar stays as a candidate.
Traits
Scholarship & Literary Talent
Scholarship & Literary Talent is one of the clearer signals in this reading. It is checked against the chart and the public record, especially where Sima Guang meets pressure, work, reputation, or long-term choices.
Conservative Governance
Conservative Governance is one of the clearer signals in this reading. It is checked against the chart and the public record, especially where Sima Guang meets pressure, work, reputation, or long-term choices.
Independent Judgment & Dissent
Independent Judgment & Dissent is one of the clearer signals in this reading. It is checked against the chart and the public record, especially where Sima Guang meets pressure, work, reputation, or long-term choices.
Perseverance & Project Focus
Perseverance & Project Focus is one of the clearer signals in this reading. It is checked against the chart and the public record, especially where Sima Guang meets pressure, work, reputation, or long-term choices.
Timeline
Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.
Seven-Year-Old Enlightenment: Hearing Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals and Grasping the Great Way
At the age of seven, Sima Guang, listening to explanations of Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, could grasp its gist; from then on he never let go of a book, exhibiting extraordinary insight and a passion for learning.
End of mourning period, first assume local seal authority
After his mourning period, Sima Guang was appointed as the official overseeing the Wucheng Army's records, officially launching his career and participating in local governance and administration.
Renowned for Justice in the Capital; Imperial Seal Shines
Transferred to the capital, he served as Kaifeng Prefecture Assistant Judge, responsible for judicial affairs; awarded a fifth-rank official robe; political status markedly elevated, entering a key stage of the bureaucratic career.
After Nineteen Years of Labor, a Grand Chronicle Is Presented to the Emperor
Sima Guang spent nineteen years compiling the Zizhi Tongjian. The complete work spans 294 volumes and covers 1,362 years of history, and it was officially presented to Emperor Shenzong of Song on July 11.
Appointed Prime Minister, at the Heart of Power
Sima Guang officially becomes prime minister, appointed as Left Grand Secretary of the Secretariat and concurrently a senior official, and begins leading the abolition of Wang Anshi's new policies, removing officials of the New Party, and restoring the old system.
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