Song Qi

Song Qi (宋祁, 998–1061) was a Chinese statesman, historian, essayist and poet of the Song Dynasty.

Song was a Grand Councilor in the Imperial Chinese court. In this role, he was called to become a military analyst:

While China had many men in Chinese cavalry, very few of them actually had horses to ride; and if they did actually have a horse, they did not ride well. In stark contrast, the military forces arising from Inner Asia had many horses and the men had excellent riding skills.

As an historian and writer, Song is best known for his work as co-author of New History of the Tang Dynasty (新唐書|新唐书). This work was created in collaboration with Ouyang Xiu; and it was officially presented to the emperor in 1060.

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