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Emperor Ming of Jin
Second Eastern Jin emperor, who put down Wang Dun's rebellion
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Sima Shao · Emperor Ming · Jin Mingdi · Sima Daoji · Suzu
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Ming of Jin, Sima Shao, courtesy name Daoji, the eldest son of Emperor Yuan, took the throne on the day after his father died in 323 as the second emperor of the Eastern Jin and died in 325, with the temple name Suzu. During Wang Dun's rebellion he is recorded as secretly inspecting Wang Dun's camp and escaping pursuers by means of horse dung and a seven-jewel whip. The rebellion was put down, which let the new Eastern Jin hold its ground south of the Yangtze.
Life and times
Dates 299 - 325