User:Zanhe/Sima Geng

Sima Geng was a native of the State of Song.^[1][3]

In Confucian temples, Sima Geng's spirit tablet is placed in the outer court, beyond those of the Four Assessors and Twelve Wise Ones, and next to that of Qidiao Kai.^[2]

During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong posthumously awarded Sima Geng the nobility title of Count of Xiang (向伯). During the Song dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong further awarded him the title of Marquis of Chuqiu (楚丘侯).^[4]

• Han, Zhaoqi (2010). "Biographies of the Disciples of Confucius". Shiji 史记 (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhonghua Book Company. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
• Huang, Chichung, ed. (1997). The Analects of Confucius. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506157-4.
• Legge, James (2009). The Confucian Analects, the Great Learning & the Doctrine of the Mean. Cosimo. ISBN 978-1-60520-644-8.