Emperor Min of Jin

Emperor Min of Jin (simplified Chinese: 晋愍帝; traditional Chinese: 晉愍帝; pinyin: Jìn Mǐn Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Min-ti; 300 – February 7, 318), personal name Sima Ye (司馬鄴 or 司馬業), courtesy name Yanqi (彥旗), was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty (266–420) and the last of the Western Jin.

Emperor Min of Jin
Emperor of the Jin Dynasty
Reign313 – 7 February 318
PredecessorEmperor Huai of Jin
SuccessorEmperor Yuan of Jin
Crown Prince of the Jin Dynasty
Tenure312–313
PredecessorSima Chi
SuccessorSima Shao
Born300
Died7 February 318(318-02-07) (aged 17–18)
Names
Family name: Sima (司馬; sī mǎ)
Given name: Ye (鄴 or 業, yè)
Posthumous name
Full: Xiaomin (孝愍, xiào mǐn)
literary meaning "filial and suffering"
Short: Min (愍, mǐn)
literary meaning "suffering"
FatherSima Yan
MotherLady Xun

Emperor Min surrendered in 316 to Liu Yao, a general of the Xiongnu state Han-Zhao, and was later executed by Liu Cong, the emperor of Han, in 318 – like his uncle Emperor Huai had been in 313.

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