Emperor Wu of Jin China (original) (raw)

Family name

Sima (司馬 py. si1 ma3) in Chinese

Given name

Yan (炎 py. yan2)

Era names

Taishi (泰始 tai4 shi3) 265-274
Xianning (咸寧 xian2 ning2)275-280
Taikang (太康 tai4 kang1) 280-289
Taixi (太熙 tai4 xi1) January 28,290-May 17,290

Father

Sima Zhao

Mother

Wife

empress Yang and her younger sister, then Empress Dowager Yang,
all daughters of Yang Jun

Major concubines

Children

many, including Emperor Hui of Jin China
Emperor Huai of Jin China
Prince of Chu
Prince of Chengdu
Prince of Changsha

Duration of reign

265 to 290

Tomb

Temple name

ch. 世祖, py. shi4 zu3, wg. shih-tsu, literary meaning: "genesis progenitor"

Courtesy name

ch. 安世, py. an1 shi4, wg. an-shih

Posthumous name

武 (py. wu3), literary meaning: "martial"