Yang Jun (minister)

Yang Jun
楊駿
Regent of the Jin dynasty
In office
May 290 – April 291
MonarchEmperor Hui
Personal details
BornUnknown[1]
Died23 April 291
Children
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yang.

Yang Jun (楊駿) (died 23 April 291[2]), courtesy name Wenzhang (文長), was a Western Jin official during the reign of Emperor Wu and regent for Emperor Hui.

  1. ^ Although Yang Jun's birth year was not recorded, his daughter Yang Zhi was born in 259. Thus, Yang Jun should be born in or before 246.
  2. ^ According to Sima Zhong's biography in Book of Jin, Yang Jun died on the xinmao day of the 3rd month of the 1st year of the Yongping era of his reign. This corresponds to 23 Apr 291 on the Julian calendar. [(永平元年)三月辛卯，诛太傅杨骏...] Jin Shu, vol.04