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Emperor An of Jin

Portrait of Emperor An of Jin

Eastern Jin · Jin · 10th ruler

晉安帝 Jìn Āndì司馬德宗 Sīmǎ Dézōng

Wade–Giles: Chin An-ti · Ssu-ma Te-tsung

Reigned 396–419 (22 years)

Reigned 22 years (396–419). Assassinated at 37 (East Asian reckoning). 10th ruler of Eastern Jin.

Facts

Reign
7 November 396 – 28 January 419 (10th ruler of Eastern Jin)
Length of reign
22 years
Born
Unknown
Died
28 January 419
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
37
Cause of death
AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
Era names
  • 隆安 Lóng'ān
  • 元興 Yuánxīng
  • 義熙 Yìxī

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
3
General amnesties
16
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
9
Rebellions faced
10
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Eastern Jin

All 11 emperors of Eastern Jin