Wen Jiao

Wen Jiao (溫嶠) (288[1] – 6 June 329[2]), courtesy name Taizhen (太真), formally Duke Zhongwu of Shi'an (始安忠武公), was a Chinese military general and politician during the Jin dynasty. He was best known for his role in putting down two rebellions, led by Wang Dun and Su Jun respectively, which threatened the existence of the Eastern Jin.

  1. ^ According to Wen Jiao's biography in Book of Jin, he was 42 (by East Asian reckoning) when he died. (峤先有齿疾...至镇未旬而卒,时年四十二) Jin Shu, vol.67. Thus by calculation, his birth year should be 288.
  2. ^ According to Emperor Cheng's biography in Book of Jin, Wen Jiao died on the yiwei day of the 4th month of the 4th year of the Xianhe era of his reign. This corresponds to 6 Jun 329 on the Julian calendar. ([咸和四年]夏四月乙未,骠骑将军、始安公温峤卒。) Jin Shu, vol. 07