Emperor Ming of Jin

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Life

At the beginning of the Jianxing era, Shao was appointed General of the Eastern Section and stationed at Guangling. When Emperor Yuan was Prince of Jin, Shao was made heir apparent; after Emperor Yuan ascended the Jin throne, Shao was made crown prince.[7]

During the intercalary twelfth month of the first year of Yongchang, Shao succeeded to the throne and adopted the reign title Taining; he reigned for three years.[8] After his accession, Wang Dao assisted in governing. In the second year of Taining, Wang Dun raised a rebellion; the emperor personally led a campaign, and when Wang Dun died of illness, the rebellion was suppressed.[9]

After the rebellion was suppressed, Ying Zhan, Xi Jian, Tao Kan, and others were assigned to garrison the Jiang, Xu, and Jing regions. Shao was on the point of undertaking further measures when he died of illness.[10]

Posthumous titles and writings

He received the posthumous title Ming Huangdi and the temple name Su Zu.[11] His collected works ran to five juan.[12]

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
父司馬睿–
子司馬岳322–344
九子司馬衍320–342

AliasesCBDB

  • 明帝 未詳
  • 明皇帝 諡號
  • 肅宗 未詳
  • 肅祖 廟號
  • 道畿 未詳

StatusCBDB

  • [皇帝]

ExaminationsCBDB

RecordRank
繼位

Citations

  1. [1] Identity, dates, and office Emperor Ming of Jin was Sima Shao, an Eastern Jin emperor who lived from 299 to 325.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The main record gives the personal name Sima Shao, the years 299 and 325, the Eastern Jin dynasty, and the status of emperor.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical entries identify him as Emperor Ming, namely Sima Shao, an Eastern Jin emperor born in 299 and deceased in 325.
    • WikidataEmperor Ming of Jin (Q7393)The English and Chinese descriptions, English alias, and date claims identify Emperor Ming of Jin as Sima Shao and give his life span as 299–325.
  2. [2] Courtesy name Sima Shao's courtesy name was Daoji.
  3. [3] Parentage and native place Sima Shao was the eldest son of Emperor Yuan, Sima Rui, and was associated with Dantu as his native place.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The kinship fields identify Sima Rui as his father, while the address fields give Dantu as his ancestral place.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical passages call him the son, and specifically the eldest son, of Emperor Yuan.
  4. [4] Alternative names He was also known as Ming Di and Su Zong.
  5. [5] Posthumous and temple names His posthumous title was Ming Huangdi, and his temple name was Su Zu.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The alternative-name fields classify 明皇帝 as the posthumous title and 肅祖 as the temple name.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical passages give the posthumous title 明皇帝 and the temple name 肅祖.
    • WikidataEmperor Ming of Jin (Q7393)The name claims provide Su Zu as the temple name and Ming Huangdi as the posthumous title.
  6. [6] Children His sons included Sima Yue and Sima Yan.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The kinship fields list Sima Yue as a son and Sima Yan under a ninth-son relationship.
  7. [7] Early appointment and succession At the beginning of Jianxing, Shao became General of the Eastern Section and was stationed at Guangling; he was successively made heir apparent and crown prince as his father advanced from Prince of Jin to emperor.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical passages describe the Jianxing appointment and Guangling command, followed by the two stages of Shao's designation as heir.
  8. [8] Accession and reign title Shao succeeded to the throne in the intercalary twelfth month of the first year of Yongchang, adopted Taining as his reign title, and reigned for three years.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical passages state that he succeeded in the intercalary twelfth month of Yongchang's first year, changed the reign title to Taining, and reigned for three years.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The succession entry identifies his accession to the throne.
  9. [9] Wang Dun's rebellion After the accession, Wang Dao assisted in governing; in the second year of Taining, Wang Dun rebelled, the emperor led a campaign, and the rebellion was suppressed after Wang Dun died of illness.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical account recounts Wang Dao's assistance in government, Wang Dun's uprising in the second year of Taining, the emperor's personal campaign, and the suppression following Wang Dun's illness and death.
  10. [10] Later military deployment and death After the rebellion, Ying Zhan, Xi Jian, Tao Kan, and others were assigned to garrison the Jiang, Xu, and Jing regions; Shao died of illness while preparing to take further action.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The account names Ying Zhan, Xi Jian, and Tao Kan among those assigned to garrison the Jiang, Xu, and Jing regions, and says that the emperor died of illness when he was about to take further action.
  11. [11] Posthumous status After his death, Shao received the posthumous title Ming Huangdi and the temple name Su Zu.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical passages give 明皇帝 as the posthumous title and 肅祖 as the temple name.
    • CBDBSima Shao (30903)The alternative-name fields classify 明皇帝 as the posthumous title and 肅祖 as the temple name.
    • WikidataEmperor Ming of Jin (Q7393)The name claims provide Ming Huangdi and Su Zu as the posthumous and temple names.
  12. [12] Collected works Sima Shao had a collected works in five juan.
    • Souyun晉明帝 (7645)The biographical text states that he had a collection in five juan.