Emperor Ming of Jin

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Emperor Ming of Jin 晉明帝
Second Emperor of Eastern Jin Dynasty
Reign	4 January 323 – 18 October 325
Predecessor	Emperor Yuan
Successor	Emperor Cheng
Born	299
Died	18 October 325(325-10-18) (aged 26) Jiankang, Eastern Jin
Burial	Wuping ling (武平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu
Consorts	Empress Mingmu Yu Wenjun
Issue	Emperor Cheng Emperor Kang Princess Nankang Princess Luling Princess Nandao
Full name Family name: Sima Given name: Shao (紹, shaò) Era dates Taining (太寧): 323 – 325 Posthumous name Emperor Míng 明皇帝 (lit. "understanding") Temple name Suzu (肅祖, sùzǔ)
House	House of Sima
Dynasty	Eastern Jin
Father	Emperor Yuan of Jin
Mother	Lady Xun

Emperor Ming of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋明帝; traditional Chinese: 晉明帝; pinyin: Jìn Míng Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Ming-ti; 299 – 18 October 325,^[1] personal name Sima Shao (司馬紹), courtesy name Daoji (道畿), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty of China. During his brief reign (323–325), he led the weakened Jin out of domination by the warlord Wang Dun, but at his early death, the empire was left to his young son Emperor Cheng, and the fragile balance of power that he created was soon broken, leading to the Su Jun Disturbance and weakening the Jin state even further.