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Emperor Cheng of Jin

Eastern Jin · Jin · 3rd ruler

晉成帝 Jìn Chéngdì司馬衍 Sīmǎ Yǎn

Wade–Giles: Chin Ch'eng-ti · Ssu-ma Yen

Reigned 325–342 (16 years)

Reigned 16 years (325–342). Died at 22 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 3rd ruler of Eastern Jin.

Facts

Reign
19 October 325 – 26 July 342 (3rd ruler of Eastern Jin)
Length of reign
16 years
Born
Unknown
Died
26 July 342
Age at accession
5
Age at death
22
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
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
  • 咸和 Xiánhé (proclaimed 326)
  • 咸康 Xiánkāng (proclaimed 335)

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
2
General amnesties
10
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
4
Rebellions faced
4
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Eastern Jin

All 11 emperors of Eastern Jin