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| Emperor Jianwen of Jin 晉簡文帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8th Emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 6 January[1] - 12 September 372 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Fei | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Xiaowu | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 320 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 372 (aged 51–52) Jiankang, Eastern Jin | ||||||||||||||||
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| Consorts | Empress Jianwenshun Empress Dowager Xiaowuwen | ||||||||||||||||
| Issue | Sima Daosheng Emperor Xiaowu Sima Daozi Princess Poyang Princess Xin'anmin Princess Wuchang | ||||||||||||||||
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| House | House of Sima | ||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Eastern Jin | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Yuan | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Empress Dowager Jianwenxuan | ||||||||||||||||
Emperor Jianwen of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋简文帝; traditional Chinese: 晉簡文帝; pinyin: Jìn Jiǎnwén Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Chien-wen-ti; 320 – September 12, 372[2]), personal name Sima Yu (司馬昱), courtesy name Daowan (道萬), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty in China. He was the younger brother of Emperor Ming and installed by military leader Huan Wen. Prior to taking the throne, he had served in important roles in the administrations of his grandnephews Emperor Mu, Emperor Ai, and Emperor Fei. Both in his service to his grandnephews and in his own reign as emperor, he is generally viewed as a weak-willed figure who showed enough wisdom to continue to survive and extend Jin rule, but whose effectiveness was also compromised by his over-dedication to philosophical discussions of Taoism and other related philosophies.
- ^ According to Emperor Jianwen's biography in Book of Jin, he ascended the throne on the jiyou day of the 11th month of the 1st year of the Xian'an era of his reign. This corresponds to 6 Jan 372 on the Julian calendar. (咸安元年冬十一月己酉，即皇帝位。) Jin Shu, vol.09.
- ^ According to Emperor Jianwen's biography in Book of Jin, he died aged 53 (by East Asian reckoning) on the jiwei day of the 7th month of the 2nd year of the Xian'an era of his reign. This corresponds to 12 Sep 372 on the Julian calendar. ([咸安二年秋七月]己未，立会稽王昌明为皇太子，皇子道子为琅邪王，领会稽内史。是日，帝崩于东堂，时年五十三。) Jin Shu, vol.09. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 320.