Emperor Huai of Jin
Western Jin · Jin · 5th ruler
晉懷帝 Jìn Huáidì司馬熾 Sīmǎ Chì
Wade–Giles: Chin Huai-ti · Ssu-ma Ch'ih
Reigned 307–311 (4 years)
Reigned 4 years (307–311). Assassinated at 30 (East Asian reckoning). 5th ruler of Western Jin.
Facts
- Reign
- 11 January 307 – 13 July 311 (5th ruler of Western Jin)
- Length of reign
- 4 years
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- 14 March 313
- Age at accession
- Unknown
- Age at death
- 30
- 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.)
- Predecessor
- Emperor Hui of Jin
- Successor
- Emperor Min of Jin
- Era names
- 永嘉 Yǒngjiā (proclaimed 307)
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
- 6
- Empresses installed
- 1
- Crown princes deposed
- 0
- Personal campaigns
- 0
- Rebellions suppressed
- 7
- Rebellions faced
- 13
- Capital relocations
- 0
Emperors of Western Jin
- 1stEmperor Wu of Jin晉武帝 Jìn Wǔdì司馬炎 Sīmǎ Yán266–290 · 24 years · Natural causes, age 55266–29024 yearsNatural causes, age 55
- 2nd, 4thEmperor Hui of Jin晉惠帝 Jìn Huìdì司馬衷 Sīmǎ Zhōng290–301; restored 301–307 · 16 years · Disputed, age 48290–301; restored 301–30716 yearsDisputed, age 48
- 3rdSima Lun司馬倫 Sīmǎ Lún301 · 116 days · Suicide (incl. forced)301116 daysSuicide (incl. forced)
- 5thEmperor Huai of Jin晉懷帝 Jìn Huáidì司馬熾 Sīmǎ Chì307–311 · 4 years · Assassinated, age 30307–3114 yearsAssassinated, age 30
- 6thEmperor Min of Jin晉愍帝 Jìn Mǐndì司馬鄴 Sīmǎ Yè313–316 · 3 years · Assassinated, age 18313–3163 yearsAssassinated, age 18