Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government [[資治通鑒|资治通鉴]]

Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty

Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei [[曹魏<CáoWèi>]]

“Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]], written by Sima Rangju [[司馬穰苴|司马穰苴<SīmǎRángjū>]]

Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty [[晋]] after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin [[晉武帝]]

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of [[司馬遷|司马迁<SīmǎQiān>]]

Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian [[史記|史记<Shǐjì>]], known as the father of Chinese historiography

Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty

Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State [[齊國|齐国<Qíguó>]] and author of “Methods of Sima” [[司馬法|司马法<SīmǎFǎ>]], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]]

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SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom)