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Emperor Xiaowu of Jin
Son of Emperor Jianwen of Jin, enthroned in 372, whose armies defeated Former Qin at the Fei River in 383
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 Yao · Emperor Xiaowu · Jin Xiaowudi · Sima Changming · Liezong
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Xiaowu of Jin, Sima Yao, courtesy name Changming, a son of Emperor Jianwen, took the throne in 372 as the ninth emperor of the Eastern Jin, with the era names Ningkang and Taiyuan and the temple name Liezong. Xie An led the government and Xie Xuan commanded the Beifu army, which routed Former Qin at the Fei River in 383; from 384 northern campaigns regained much land south of the Yellow River. He died in 396 and was buried at Longping Mausoleum. The histories say he died suddenly while drunk; one account has him killed by his consort Lady Zhang.
Life and times
Dates 362 - 396