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Emperor Wu of Jin China
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Emperor Wu of Jin China, sim. ch. 晋武帝, trad. ch. 晉武帝, py. jin4 wu3 di4, wg. Chin Wu-ti (between 234 and 236-May 17,290) was a grandson of Sima Yi and the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265-420). Emperor Wu was known for his extravagance and sensuality, espcially after the unification of China after 280; legends boasted of his unimaginable potency over ten thousand concubines.
Personal information
| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. si1 ma3) in Chinese |
| Given name | Yan (炎 py. yan2) |
| Era names | Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 265-274Xianning (咸寧 xian2 ning2)275-280Taixi (太熙 tai4 xi1) January 28,290-May 17,290 |
| Father | Sima Zhao |
| Mother | |
| Wife | empress Yang and her younger sister, then Empress Dowager Yang , all daughters of Yang Jun |
| Major concubines | |
| Children | many, including Emperor Hui of Jin ChinaEmperor Huai of Jin ChinaPrince of Changsha |
| Duration of reign | 265 to 290 |
| Tomb | |
| Temple name | ch. 世祖, py. shi4 zu3, wg. shih-tsu, literary meaning: "genesis progenitor" |
| Courtesy name | ch. 安世, py. an1 shi4, wg. an-shih |
| Posthumous name | 武 (py. wu3), literary meaning: "martial" |
| Preceded by: --- |
Jin Dynasty (265-420) | Succeeded by: Emperor Hui |
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