司馬

Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states) / two-character surname Sima

surname Si

to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Ma3 lai2 xi1 ya4]

horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]

Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography

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

lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom) / fig. an open secret

“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[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]

Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晉|晋[Jin4] after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝|晋武帝[Jin4 Wu3 di4]

Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]

Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]

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

Ismail (name) / Shāh Ismāil I (1487-1524), founder of Persian Safavid dynasty, reigned 1501-1524

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