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Emperor Cheng of Jin
Eastern Jin Sovereign Who Rebuilt Rule after Su Jun's Turmoil
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 Yan · Jin Chengdi Sima Yan · Sima Shigen · Xianzong · Emperor Cheng
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Cheng of Jin, Sima Yan, the eldest son of Emperor Ming, took the throne in 325 as a child, aged five by one count, as the third emperor of the Eastern Jin and died in 342, with the temple name Xianzong. Empress Dowager Yu held court, with Yu Liang the leading minister and Wang Dao also prominent. Su Jun and Zu Yue rebelled at the end of 327, Su Jun took Jiankang in 328 and held the emperor, and Tao Kan, Wen Jiao and others put down the revolt in 329.
Life and times
Dates 321 - 342