Sima Xun (Sima Yi’s brother)

Tư Mã Thuẫn

NAME
Chinese Name司马恂, 司馬恂, Sīmǎ Xún
Other nameTư Mã Thuẫn
Courtesy name京达, 京達, Jīngdá, Jing Da, tự Kinh Đạt
INFORMATION
Death ReasonNatural causes (approximate; details unrecorded in SGZ core)
FAMILY
Father
Mother
Relatives
CAREER
AllegianceEastern Han / Cao Wei
BattlesNo major independent campaigns attested in SGZ core; brother of Sima Yi.

Biography & Historical Record

Sima Xun (司马恂, Tư Mã Tuân) was a son of Sima Fang (司马防, Tư Mã Phòng) and a younger brother of Sima Yi (司马懿, Tư Mã Ý) in the celebrated roster of the Eight Sons of Sima Fang (司马八达). Seventh son; courtesy Jingda (京达).

Seventh son; courtesy Jingda (京达, Kinh Đạt). Chen Shou’s core Sanguozhi text foregrounds Sima Yi (司马懿, Tư Mã Ý), Sima Lang (司马朗), and Sima Fu (司马孚); Sima Xun (Sima Yi’s brother) (司马恂, Tư Mã Thuẫn) appears in the Jin-era genealogical layer as one of the Eight Sons of Sima Fang (司马八达) — eight brothers whose courtesy names all end in da (达, Đạt).

The brothers shared the Wen County pedigree and Han–Wei service culture while only Sima Yi, Sima Lang, and Sima Fu drew extended notice in Chen Shou and Pei Songzhi. This page marks the brother for Family wiki links on Sima Yi’s clan tree.

Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Not a major Romance character. The Eight Sons are a historical genealogical set; the novel follows Sima Yi’s rise.

Sima Xun (Sima Yi’s brother) — Historical & Literary Timeline

c. 181

Birth in Henei Sima house

Son of Sima Fang; younger brother of Sima Yi.

2nd–3rd century

Han–Wei gentry life

Brother among the Eight Sons; independent career lightly attested.

c. 242

Death

Approximate; SGZ core gives little narrative.

Key Relationships

Family

Friends

  • No named companions in Sanguozhi or the novel for this brother; the Eight Sons are a genealogical set, not a speaking fraternity in Luo Guanzhong.

Enemies

  • No personal enemies named in the core record for this figure.

Other

  • Character 恂 (Xun), not 通 (Tong). Identifying facts: 司马恂, brother of Sima Yi.

In Novel

General

  • Sima Xun (Sima Yi's brother): One of the Eight Sons of Sima Fang; not a major speaking role in Luo Guanzhong beside Sima Yi and Sima Lang.

In History

Summary

  • Sima Xun — Seventh son; courtesy Jingda (京达). Younger brother of Sima Yi (司马懿) among the Eight Sons of Sima Fang (司马八达).

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