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Emperor Jianwen of Jin
Youngest son of Emperor Yuan of Jin, enthroned in 372 after Huan Wen deposed the Duke of Haixi, who reigned about 250 days
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 Yu · Jin Jianwendi Sima Yu · Sima Daowan · Taizong · Emperor Jianwen
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Jianwen of Jin, Sima Yu, courtesy name Daowan, youngest son of Emperor Yuan and Zheng Achun, served as chief minister through three reigns as Prince of Kuaiji. Early in 372 Huan Wen deposed the Duke of Haixi and enthroned him as the eighth Eastern Jin emperor, temple name Taizong; he reigned about 250 days and died that year. The Book of Jin calls him free of worldly desire and skilled in Xuanxue. His deathbed edict offered Huan Wen a Duke of Zhou regency; Wang Tanzhi tore it up and it was rewritten to leave affairs to Huan Wen. Xie An and Wang Tanzhi then held Huan Wen in check.
Life and times
Dates 320 - 372