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Emperor Min of Jin
Last Western Jin Monarch Who Defended Chang'an to the End
Mural of the event “Wu Hu Disturbance”, which this person took part in.
After the War of the Eight Princes wholly drained the vitality of the Central Plains, frontier nomadic peoples seized the void. The five major peoples Xiongnu, Xianbei, Jie, Di, and Qiang moved south together to topple the already decaying Han central regime.
Also known as Sima Ye · Emperor Min · Jin Mindi · Sima Yanqi
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Min of Jin, Sima Ye, courtesy name Yanqi, was born in 300, the son of Sima Yan, Prince Xiao of Wu, and a grandson of Emperor Wu. After Emperor Huai was captured he was enthroned at Chang'an in 313 with the era name Jianxing, the last emperor of the Western Jin. Chang'an was isolated and ran out of food, and when Liu Yao came against the city in 316 he surrendered. He was taken to Pingyang, where Liu Cong had him killed early in 318.
Life and times
- 300Born
Jin - 304Wu Hu Disturbance
Took partHan-Zhao armies captured Luoyang and Chang'an and took Jin emperors prisoner, ending Western Jin and opening the Sixteen Kingdoms era in the north. - 318Died
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