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Emperor Ming of Jin

Portrait of Emperor Ming of Jin

Eastern Jin · Jin · 2nd ruler

晉明帝 Jìn Míngdì司馬紹 Sīmǎ Shào

Wade–Giles: Chin Ming-ti · Ssu-ma Shao

Reigned 323–325 (2 years)

Reigned 2 years (323–325). Died at 27 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 2nd ruler of Eastern Jin.

Facts

Reign
4 January 323 – 18 October 325 (2nd ruler of Eastern Jin)
Length of reign
2 years
Born
Unknown
Died
18 October 325
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
27
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
  • 太寧 Tàiníng (proclaimed 323)

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
1
General amnesties
3
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
1
Rebellions suppressed
3
Rebellions faced
5
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Eastern Jin

All 11 emperors of Eastern Jin