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Emperor Yuan of Jin (Sima Rui)
Founding emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty who re-established the imperial court at Jiankang with the vital support of the northern Wang clan.
Mural of the event “Noble Clans Flee South”, which this person took part in.
Under the dual hammer of the War of the Eight Princes and the Wu Hu Disturbance, Western Jin collapsed entirely. Luoyang was burned and the imperial clan captured, while the Central Plains faced devastating war fires and famine.
Also known as Jin Yuandi · Prince of Langya · Jingwen
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Emperor Yuan of Jin (Sima Rui) (276 CE–323 CE) was the founding monarch of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Following the collapse of the Western Jin, Sima Rui migrated south with northern aristocrats and established the Eastern Jin court in Jiankang (Nanjing). Relying heavily on the prominent Wang clan of Langya, his reign initiated the aristocratic factional governance that stabilized southern China and preserved classical civilization.
Life and times
Dates 276 CE–323 CE
- 317Noble Clans Flee SouthTook partage 41
- 317Eastern Jin Southern Consolidationage 41