Emperor Jianwen of Jin
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), 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.
| Emperor Jianwen of Jin 晉簡文帝 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8th Emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 6 January- 12 September 372 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Fei | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Xiaowu | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 320 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 372 (aged 51–52) Jiankang, Eastern Jin | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Gaoping ling (高平陵), Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||