"Sima Bada" refers to the eight brothers of the Sima family in Hanoi at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty:
Han Yanzhou Assassin Sima Lang, Zi Boda;
Sima Yi (Sima Yi), Emperor Xuan of Jin, courtesy name Zhongda;
Sima Fu (Sima Fu, Prince of Jin'anping), courtesy name Shuda;
Sima Kui, Marquis of Wucheng, Wei, Zi Jida;
Wei Hongqi (魏洪胪丞司馬恂), zi Xianda;
Sima Jin of Wei Zhonglang, Zi Huida;
Marquis Sima Tong of Wei'an City Pavilion, Zi Yada;
Sima Min, Marquis of Wei'an Pingting, was a young man.
Because the eight Sima Yi brothers all have the character "Da", they are called "Sima Bada". So, the question is, sima yi brothers eight, what achievements have they all achieved? What is the end result?
1. Sima Lang
Sima Lang (171–217), courtesy name Boda, was a native of Wen County, Hanoi County, and one of the "Sima Bada". Sima Lang was Sima Fang's eldest son and Sima Yi's elder brother. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo usurped power, and Sima Lang was ordered by his father to lead his family to flee Dong Zhuo and then move to Liyang, successfully escaping the war.
After Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, Sima Lang was made a subordinate official of Sikong and served as the chief bookkeeper of The Chancellor and the Assassin of Yanzhou, all of which had achievements. Later, Sima Lang joined Xiahou Huan and Zang Ba in conquest of the State of Wu. Finally, in 217 AD, Sima Lang fell ill and died. In this regard, in the author's opinion, if he had not died in 217 AD, Sima Lang would have obtained a higher official position after Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor, and even became a minister of the State of Wei like Sima Yi. After all, before Cao Pi became emperor, Sima Lang had served as the Assassin of Yanzhou, which was significantly higher than Sima Yi's official position at that time.
2. Sima Yi
Sima Yi (司馬懿) (179 – September 7, 251), courtesy name Zhongda, was a native of Xiaojingli, Wen County, Hanoi (present-day Wen County, Jiaozuo City, Henan). During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Wei was a chancellor and one of the founders of the Western Jin Dynasty. In 249, Sima Yi launched the Gaopingling Rebellion, successfully usurping the power of Cao Wei, and thus changing the course of the history of the Three Kingdoms. In the third year of Jiaping (251), Sima Yi died of illness at the age of seventy-three, resigned from the gonghe and special ceremony, and was buried in Shouyang Mountain, with the posthumous name Xuanwen. The second son, Sima Zhao, posthumously honored Sima Yi as King Xuan, and his grandson Sima Yan was posthumously honored as Emperor Xuan, with the temple name Gaozu.
3. Sima Fu
Sima Fu (180 – April 3, 272), courtesy name Shuda, was a major minister of the Three Kingdoms of Cao Wei to the early years of the Western Jin Dynasty, the third son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of Sima Yi, Emperor Xuan of Jin. In this regard, in the author's opinion, among Sima Yi's eight brothers, Sima Fu's fame and achievements should be second only to Sima Yi.' In particular, during the Gaopingling Rebellion in 249 AD, Sima Fu assisted Sima Yi in controlling the Cao Wei capital Luoyang, and played an important role. After this, Sima Fu successfully resisted attacks from Shu Han and Eastern Wu, which naturally consolidated the position of the Sima Yi family in Cao Wei.
After the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Fu worshipped Dazai and was made the King of Anping. Sima Yan, the Emperor of Jinwu, was very respectful of him, but he was not proud of it, and even to his death he called himself Wei Chen. On The 3rd day of February 272 (3 April 272), Sima Fu died at the age of ninety-three. Therefore, it is very obvious that among the eight Sima Yi brothers, Sima Fu is still the longest-lived one. In ancient history, the age of more than 90 years old was already an extremely rare situation.
4. Sima Kui
Sima Kui (born and died unknown), courtesy name Jida, was a Cao Wei official during the Three Kingdoms period, the fourth son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the fourth brother of Sima Yi, emperor xuan of Jin. Compared with Sima Yi and Sima Fu, Sima Kui was relatively low-key. According to the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and other historical records, during the Cao Wei period, Sima Kui was made the Marquis of Dongwu City. Died in office. For Sima Kui, there is no clear record of the specific time of his death. In this regard, in the author's opinion, Sima Kui, as Sima Yi's younger brother, died of illness in the middle of Cao Wei's pre-Wei period, so it should belong to the situation of untimely death.
5. Sima Ke
Sima Ke (司馬恂), courtesy name Xianda, was a chancellor of Cao Wei, the fifth son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of Sima Yi, Emperor Xuan of Jin. For Sima Ke, he served as a hongxu temple attendant in Cao Wei and died young, so the relevant records are relatively lacking.
6. Sima Ke
Sima Jin (司馬進), courtesy name Huida, was the sixth son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the sixth brother of Sima Yi. During the Cao Wei period, Sima Ke held the official position of Zhonglang and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Yangting. During the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, marquises were divided into four grades: county marquis, township marquis, Tinghou hou, and Guannei hou. For example, Guan Yu's Hanshou Tinghou is a Tinghou. For Sima Ke, in the end, he was only crowned marquis of Chengyang Ting, mainly because Sima Yi was reused by Cao Wei. In other words, Sima Ke personally did not have much achievement.
7. Sima Tong
According to historical records such as the Book of Jin, Volume 37, Liechuan VII, Sima Tong (born and died to be examined), zi Yada, a native of Wen County, Hanoi, and Marquis of Ancheng Tinghou of the State of Wei. The seventh son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sima Yi's seventh brother.
In July of the second year of the first year (241), after the general Cao Shuang elevated Sima Yi and promoted him to the position of nominal Taifu, in order to appease the Sima Yi family, he added Sima Yi's food and made him a thousand households, and Sima Yi's sons and eleven brothers were all marquises. Therefore, for Sima Tong, Sima Ke and other younger brothers of Sima Yi, it is likely that they were made marquises at this time. In other words, they did not hold important official positions in Cao Wei or make great military achievements. On the contrary, because Sima Yi had a lot of merit, he was rewarded by Cao Wei.
VIII. Sima Min
Sima Min (born and died to be examined), courtesy name Youda, was a native of Wen County, Hanoi, the eighth son of Sima Fang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the younger brother of Sima Yi, emperor xuan of Jin. For Sima Min, the historical records are even more scarce.
In the Book of Jin and the Chronicle of Emperor Xuan, it is recorded that the King of Qi, that is, the throne, was based on the emperor as his wife. Entering the temple is not inclined, worship is not named, and the sword is on the temple, such as the story of Han Xiaohe. With Shizi Shishi as the regular attendant of the scattered horse, three of the disciples are the marquises, and four are the riding lieutenants. Di Gu let the subordinate officials not be affected.
After Cao Fang, the emperor, ascended the throne, in the face of the powerful general Cao Shuang, Sima Yitao raised obscurity and took the initiative to refuse the title from Cao Shuang, and tried not to let his sons become officials. Therefore, for Sima Min, it is likely that in this context, he failed to hold an official position in Cao Wei. It is worth noting that through a gesture of humility and weakness, Sima Yi gradually made Cao Shuang relax his guard, which laid the foundation for his successful launch of the Gaopingling Rebellion.
In general, although the eight Sima Yi brothers were also known as Sima Bada, they had a high popularity during the Three Kingdoms period. However, in fact, it was mainly Sima Lang, Sima Yi, and Sima Fu who could be called the ministers of Cao Wei, and as for the other five brothers, they failed to achieve greater achievements, and the final outcome was either an untimely death or obscurity.