Sima Lun
Reigned 116 days (301). Died by suicide; age at death unknown. 3rd ruler of Western Jin.
Facts
- Reign
- 3 February 301 – 30 May 301 (3rd ruler of Western Jin)
- Length of reign
- 116 days
- Born
- Unknown
- Died
- 5 June 301
- Age at accession
- Unknown
- Age at death
- Unknown
- Cause of death
- Suicide (incl. forced)Took their own life, including when driven to it by deposition or defeat, or when ordered to do so
- Path to the throne
- UsurpationSeized the throne from the previous emperor (removing the predecessor and taking the throne were one act)
- Predecessor
- Emperor Hui of Jin
- Successor
- Emperor Hui of Jin (restoration)
- Era names
- 建始 Jiànshǐ (proclaimed 301)
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
- 1
- Empresses installed
- 0
- Crown princes deposed
- 1
- Personal campaigns
- 0
- Rebellions suppressed
- 1
- Rebellions faced
- 1
- 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