Emperor Ai of Jin

Emperor Ai of Jin
6th Emperor of Eastern Jin Dynasty
Reign13 July 361 – 30 March 365
PredecessorEmperor Mu
SuccessorEmperor Fei
RegentHuan Wen
Empress Dowager Chu Suanzi
Prince of Langye 琅琊王
Reign1 August 342 – 13 July 361
Born341
Died30 March 365(365-03-30) (aged 24)
Jiankang, Eastern Jin
Burial
Anping ling (安平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu
SpouseWang Muzhi
Full name
Era dates
Longhe (隆和): 362 – 363
Xingning (興寧): 363 – 365
Posthumous name
Emperor Aī
哀皇帝
HouseHouse of Sima
DynastyEastern Jin
FatherEmperor Cheng
MotherConsort Zhou

Emperor Ai of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋哀帝; traditional Chinese: 晉哀帝; pinyin: Jìn Aī Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Ai-ti; 341 – March 30, 365), personal name Sima Pi (司馬丕), courtesy name Qianling (千齡), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. During his brief reign, the actual powers were largely in the hands of his granduncle Sima Yu the Prince of Kuaiji, and the paramount general Huan Wen. According to historical accounts, he had an obsession with immortality, which resulted in his death, brought about as a result of poisoning by pills given to him by magicians in 364 and in 365.