Yu Wenjun

Posthumous name
	Empress Mingmu (明穆皇后)

Yu Wenjun
庾文君
Yu Wenjun; 庾文君
Empress consort of the Eastern Jin dynasty
Tenure	25 July 323 – 19 October 325
Successor	Du Lingyang
Empress dowager of the Eastern Jin dynasty
Tenure	19 October 325 – March 328
Successor	Chu Suanzi
Born	297
Died	March or April 328 (aged 30–31); Jiankang, Eastern Jin
Spouse	Emperor Ming of Jin
Issue	Emperor Cheng of Jin; Emperor Kang of Jin; Princess Nankang
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	Empress Mingmu (明穆皇后)
Father	Yu Chen
Mother	Lady Xun

Yu Wenjun (Chinese: 庾文君; 297 – March or April 328),^[2] formally Empress Mingmu (明穆皇后, literally "the understanding and solemn empress"), was an empress of the Chinese Jin dynasty by marriage to Emperor Ming. She served as regent during the minority of her son Emperor Cheng from 2 November 325^[3] to early March 328,^[4] when the capital Jiankang fell to Su Jun and Emperor Cheng became Su's captive.

^ ([太宁元年]六月，壬子，立妃庾氏为皇后...) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.92
^ According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin and vol.94 of Zizhi Tongjian, Empress Dowager Yu died on the bingzi day of the 3rd month of the 3rd year of the Xian'he era of his reign. However, there is no bingzi day in that month; the month corresponds to 27 Mar to 25 Apr 328 in the Julian calendar. [(咸和三年)三月丙子，皇太后庾氏崩。] Jin Shu, vol.07. It is possible that the correct month was the 2nd (二) month; the corresponding date in the Julian calendar is 24 Mar 328.
^ According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin, Empress Dowager Yu assumed regency on the guimao day of the 9th month of the 3rd year of the Taining era of his father's reign. This corresponds to 2 Nov 325 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(太宁三年)秋九月癸卯，皇太后临朝称制。] Jin Shu, vol.07
^ According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin, Su Jun occupied Jiankang on the bingchen day of the 2nd month of the 3rd year of the Xianhe era of his reign; the date corresponds to 4 Mar 328 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(咸和三年二月)丙辰，峻攻青溪栅，因风纵火，王师又大败。尚书令、领军将军卞壸，丹阳尹羊曼，黄门侍郎周导，庐江太守陶瞻并遇害，死者数千人。庾亮又败于宣阳门内，遂携其诸弟与郭默、赵胤奔寻阳。于是司徒王导、右光禄大夫陆晔、荀嵩等卫帝于太极殿，太常孔愉守宗庙。贼乘胜麾戈接于帝座，突入太后后宫，左右侍人皆见掠夺。是时太官唯有烧余米数石，以供御膳。百姓号泣，响震都邑。] Jin Shu, vol.07

[1] ([太宁元年]六月，壬子，立妃庾氏为皇后...) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.92

[2] According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin and vol.94 of Zizhi Tongjian, Empress Dowager Yu died on the bingzi day of the 3rd month of the 3rd year of the Xian'he era of his reign. However, there is no bingzi day in that month; the month corresponds to 27 Mar to 25 Apr 328 in the Julian calendar. [(咸和三年)三月丙子，皇太后庾氏崩。] Jin Shu, vol.07. It is possible that the correct month was the 2nd (二) month; the corresponding date in the Julian calendar is 24 Mar 328.

[3] According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin, Empress Dowager Yu assumed regency on the guimao day of the 9th month of the 3rd year of the Taining era of his father's reign. This corresponds to 2 Nov 325 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(太宁三年)秋九月癸卯，皇太后临朝称制。] Jin Shu, vol.07

[4] According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin, Su Jun occupied Jiankang on the bingchen day of the 2nd month of the 3rd year of the Xianhe era of his reign; the date corresponds to 4 Mar 328 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. [(咸和三年二月)丙辰，峻攻青溪栅，因风纵火，王师又大败。尚书令、领军将军卞壸，丹阳尹羊曼，黄门侍郎周导，庐江太守陶瞻并遇害，死者数千人。庾亮又败于宣阳门内，遂携其诸弟与郭默、赵胤奔寻阳。于是司徒王导、右光禄大夫陆晔、荀嵩等卫帝于太极殿，太常孔愉守宗庙。贼乘胜麾戈接于帝座，突入太后后宫，左右侍人皆见掠夺。是时太官唯有烧余米数石，以供御膳。百姓号泣，响震都邑。] Jin Shu, vol.07

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