Emperor Kang of Jin

Full name
	Family name: Sīmǎ (司馬); Given name: Yue (岳, yuè);
Era dates
	Jianyuan (建元): 343 – 344
Posthumous name
	Emperor Kāng; 康皇帝 (lit. "joyful")

Emperor Kang of Jin
晉康帝
Emperor Kang of Jin; 晉康帝
4th Emperor of Eastern Jin Dynasty
Reign	27 July 342 – 17 November 344
Predecessor	Emperor Cheng
Successor	Emperor Mu
Born	late 322
Died	17 November 344 (aged 22); Jiankang, Eastern Jin
Burial	Chongping ling (崇平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu
Consorts	Empress Kangxian
Issue	Emperor Mu
Full name
Full name
	Family name: Sīmǎ (司馬); Given name: Yue (岳, yuè);
Era dates
	Jianyuan (建元): 343 – 344
Posthumous name
	Emperor Kāng; 康皇帝 (lit. "joyful")
House	House of Sima
Dynasty	Eastern Jin
Father	Emperor Ming
Mother	Empress Mingmu

Emperor Kang of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋康帝; traditional Chinese: 晉康帝; pinyin: Jìn Kāng Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin K'ang-ti; late 322^[1] – 17 November 344),^[2] personal name Sima Yue (司馬岳), courtesy name Shitong (世同), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty (266–420). He was a son of Emperor Ming and a full younger brother of Emperor Cheng. He was backed by his uncles, Yu Bing and Yu Yi to the throne, but only reigned for two years and was succeeded by his infant son Sima Dan (posthumously known as Emperor Mu of Jin).^[3]

^ Emperor Kang's full brother Emperor Cheng was born in Dec 321 or Jan 322.
^ Wong, Siu-kit; Lo, Allan Chung-hang; Lam, Kwong-tai (1 August 1999). The Book of Literary Design: Constructing Hong Kong Through the Ages. Hong Kong University Press. p. 199. ISBN 978-962-209-464-2.
^ Urbanization in Early and Medieval China: Gazetteers for the City of Suzhou. University of Washington Press. 1 June 2015. p. 23. ISBN 978-0-295-80610-5.