Emperor Kangdi of Jin Dynasty

Sima Yue

Sima Yue (November 17, 322-344) was born in Jiankang county (now Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province). The fourth emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (from July 27, 342 to November 17, 344), was the second son of Sima Shao, the emperor of Jin and Ming Dynasties. Sima Yan, the emperor of Jin and Cheng, was the mother of Yu Wenjun, the empress of Ming and mu.

After emperor Cheng of Jin succeeded to the throne, he was granted the title of Wu Jun Wang. Later, he was renamed King Langya, and successively served as a regular official of Sanqi, a general of Hushi, an official of Shizhong, and a Duke of situ. In the eighth year of Xiankang (342), he became the successor to the throne under the support of Yu Bing, the governor of Zhongshu (when he was in power in the Eastern Jin Dynasty). In the second year of Jianyuan (November 17, 344), he died at the age of 23. He was named Kang and was buried in chongpingling.

Sima Yue is a calligrapher. His representative work Lu Nu tie was included in Chunhua Ge tie of Song Dynasty.

Life of the characters

Early experience

In the third year of Taining (325), Sima Yue's father, Sima Shao, died, and his brother, Sima Yan, succeeded to the throne. On October 13, the first year of Xianhe (326), Emperor Cheng of Jin granted Sima Yue the title of king of Wu.

On December 16, the second year of Xianhe (327), Emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty renamed his uncle Sima Yu king of Langya as king of Kuaiji and Sima Yue king of Langxie.

On December 28, the ninth year of Xianhe (334), Emperor Cheng of Jin appointed Sima Yue as a regular official of Sanda cavalry and a general of Hushi.

On December 16, the fifth year of Xiankang (339), Sima Yue was promoted to serve as a servant and a situ.

Ascend to the throne as Emperor

In May of the eighth year of Xiankang (342), Emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty was not well. On the fifth day of June, Emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty got worse. At that time, Sima PI and Sima Yi, the two sons of emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty, were young and still in their infancy. Yu Bing, the uncle of Jin Cheng emperor, was often alienated by others because his brother had been in charge of the court for a long time and he was afraid that the relationship between himself and the emperor's relatives would become more and more distant after the change of the emperor's generation. He often advised that there was a strong enemy outside the family of Jin Cheng Empire, so he should appoint an old king, and asked for Sima Yue to be the heir to the throne heir. On the seventh day of June, Emperor Cheng ordered Sima Xi, king of Wuling, Sima Yu, king of Kuaiji, Yu Bing, commander of Zhongshu, He Chong, and zhugehui to accept the edict to assist Sima Yue. On the 8th of June, Emperor Cheng of Jin Dynasty passed away. On the ninth day of June, Sima Yue was the emperor. He was the emperor of Jin and Kang and granted amnesty to the whole world. Civil and military generals and local sheriffs stationed in various places are not allowed to leave their posts without permission and come to mourn. On June 14, Emperor Kang of Jin granted the second son of emperor Cheng of Jin. Sima PI was the king of Langxie and Sima Yi was the king of Donghai. At that time, the emperor of Jin and Kang was in mourning and could not say more. Yu Bing and He Chong were entrusted to handle the government affairs.

die young

On September 24, the second year of Jianyuan (344), Emperor Kang of Jin Dynasty made Sima Hong the crown prince. On September 26, Emperor Kang of Jin Dynasty died in Shiqian hall. At the age of 23, he was named emperor Kang. Emperor Kangdi was the empress of Si Jin. On October 23, Emperor mu of Jin Dynasty buried his father, Emperor Kang of Jin Dynasty, in Chongping Mausoleum (now Zhongshan, Nanjing, Jiangsu).

Main impact

Sima Yue had been in power for only three years, and had no great achievements. But his calligraphy attainments are very deep. His representative work Lu Nu tie was included in Chunhua Ge tie of Song Dynasty. Chunhua Pavilion calligraphy is one of the earliest calligraphy calligraphy calligraphy in China, which has been praised as the top of Chinese calligraphy calligraphy and the "ancestor of Cong calligraphy".

Historical evaluation

interpersonal relationship

Index of historical data

Book of Jin Volume 7 emperor Ji No.7

Zi Zhi Tong Jian Jin Ji

Literary image

Zhu Changxiao, author of Yanyu Dongjin