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Emperor Yuan of Jin China
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Emperor Yuan of Jin China, (276 or 277-January 3, 323) was an emperor of the Jin Dynasty (265-420) and the first of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Various character and romanization representations
- Simplified Chinese character 晋元帝
- Traditional Chinese character 晉元帝
- Pinyin. Jìn Yuándì
- Wade-Giles Chin Yüan-ti
Personal information
| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name | Rui (睿 py. Ruì) |
| Era names | Jianwu (建武 Jiànwǔ) 317-318Daxing (大興 Dàxīng) 318-322Yongchang (永昌 Yǒngchǎng) 322-323 |
| Father | Sima Jin, titled Prince Gong of Longya |
| Mother | Xiahou Guangji (夏侯光姬) (d.307 or 308) |
| Wife | Yu Mengmu (虞孟母) (278 or 279-312 or 313), childless and revered Queen Jing (敬皇后, literary meaning: the respected queen) |
| Major concubines | (née) Xun (荀氏) (d.335 or 336), revered Lady of Yuzhang (Commandry) (豫章君) Cheng Achun (郑阿春) (d. 326 or 327), posthumous name: Empress Dowager Xuan (宣太后, literary meaning: the proclaimed empress dowager) |
| Children | Emperor Ming of Jin China to Xun and Emperor Jianwen of Jin China to Cheng |
| Duration of reign | March 29, 317 to January 3, 323 |
| Tomb | Jianping Tomb ch. 建平陵, believed to be near Nanjing |
| Temple name | 中宗, py. Zhōngzōng, literary meaning: "middle ancestor" |
| Courtesy name | 景文, py. Jǐngwén, literay meaning: "admirable and literary" |
| Posthumous name | 元, py. Yuán, literary meaning: "original" |
| Preceded by: Emperor Min |
Jin Dynasty (265-420) | Succeeded by: Emperor Ming |
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