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People with family name 司馬

Sima Rangju or Rang Ju , strategist during the Spring And Autumn Period and regarded as the author of ''Sima Fa'' ("Sima's Art Of War ")

Sima Qian , historian in Western Han Dynasty and author of '' Records Of The Grand Historian ''

Sima Xiangru , a minor official in Western Han Dynasty but better known for his poetic skills, Chinese Wine (''jiu'') business and controversial marriage to a widow Zhuo Wenjun after both eloped.

Sima Yi , renowned strategist during the Three Kingdoms , ultimate adversary of Zhuge Liang in '' Romance Of The Three Kingdoms '' and the revered progenitor of the Jin Dynasty (265-420) .

Sima Shi , son of Sima Yi

Sima Zhao , son of Sima Yi and younger brother of Sima Shi, ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom Of Wei and the origin of a Chinese Proverb .

Sima Yan , also known as the Emperor Wu Of Jin , was a son of Sima Zhao. He took the throne of the Kingdom of Wei, proclaimed the Jin Dynasty and unified China.

Sima Ai , son of Emperor Wu Of Jin and Prince of Changsha among the Eight Princes

the ruling family of the Jin Dynasty (265-420) .

Sima Guang , historian and statesman during the Song Dynasty (960-1279) , known for his monumental historical work '' Zizhi Tongjian '' and rivalry against contemporary Wang Anshi . There is a popular story of him, as a youth, saving someone who fell into a large water pot by smashing it with a rock.

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