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Emperor Gong of Jin
Last Eastern Jin emperor, who yielded the throne to Liu Yu in 420 and was killed in 421
Mural of the event “Founding of Liu Song”, which this person took part in.
In late Eastern Jin the aristocratic clans grew thoroughly corrupt, the Sun En uprising broke out within, and local warlords contended without. The general Liu Yu of low-status origin leveraged outstanding war records to gradually grasp Eastern Jin power.
Also known as Sima Dewen · Emperor Gong · Jin Gongdi · Sima Dedu · King of Lingling
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Emperor Gong of Jin, Sima Dewen, the second son of Emperor Xiaowu and younger brother of Emperor An, came to the throne in 419 as the last emperor of the Eastern Jin. In 420 he was forced to yield the throne to Liu Yu, who founded the Song, and the Eastern Jin ended after 104 years. Made Prince of Lingling, he lived at Moling until Liu Yu had him killed in 421, aged thirty-six. The sources are the Book of Jin and the Book of Song.
Life and times
Dates 386 - 421
- 420Founding of Liu SongTook part