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Emperor Mu of Jin

Eastern Jin · Jin · 5th ruler

晉穆帝 Jìn Mùdì司馬聃 Sīmǎ Dān

Wade–Giles: Chin Mu-ti · Ssu-ma Tan

Reigned 344–361 (16 years)

Reigned 16 years (344–361). Died at 19 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 5th ruler of Eastern Jin.

Facts

Reign
18 November 344 – 10 July 361 (5th ruler of Eastern Jin)
Length of reign
16 years
Born
Unknown
Died
10 July 361
Age at accession
2
Age at death
19
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
  • 永和 Yǒnghé (proclaimed 345)
  • 升平 Shēngpíng (proclaimed 357)

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
8
Empresses installed
1
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
7
Rebellions faced
7
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Eastern Jin

All 11 emperors of Eastern Jin