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Emperors of the Jin Dynasty

Oct 31, 2011 © Ulrich Theobald
Western Jin Dynasty 西晉 (265-316)
Capital: Luoyang 洛陽 (modern Luoyang, Henan)
posthumous title {temple name} personal name reign-periods (nianhao 年號)
(Jin Xuandi 晉宣帝 {Jin Gaozu 晉高祖}) Sima Yi 司馬懿 (179-251) --
(Jin Wendi 晉文帝 {Jin Taizu 晉太祖}) Sima Zhao 司馬昭 (211-265) --
Jin Wudi 晉武帝 (r. 265-290)
{Jin Shizu 晉世祖}
Sima Yan 司馬炎 (236-290) Taishi 泰始 (265-274)
Xianning 咸寧 (275-279)
Taikang 太康 (280-289)
Taixi 太熙 (290)
Jin Huidi 晉惠帝 (r. 290-306) Sima Zhong 司馬衷 (259-306) Yongxi 永熙 (290)
Yongping 永平 (291)
Yuankang 元康 (291-299)
Yongkang 永康 (300)
Yongning 永寧 (301)
Taian 太安 (302-303)
Yong'an 永安 (304)
Jianwu 建武 (304)
Yong'an, resumed (304)
Yongxing 永興 (304-305)
Guangxi 光熙 (306)
Counter-Emperor Zhao Xin 趙廞 (300-301)
Taiping 太平 (300)
Counter-Emperor Sima Lun 司馬倫 (301)
Jianshi 建始 (301)
Counter-Emperor Liu Ni 劉尼 (303)
Shenfeng 神鳳 (303)
Jin Huaidi 晉懷帝 (r. 306-312)
Demoted as Marquis of Ping'a 平阿公
Sima Chi 司馬熾 (284-313) Yongjia 永嘉 (307-312)
Jin Mindi 晉愍帝 (r. 313-316)
Demoted as Marquis of Huai'an 懷安侯
Sima Ye 司馬鄴 (300-318) Jianxing 建興 (313-316)
Eastern Jin Dynasty 東晉 (317-420)
Capital: Jiankang 建康 (modern Nanjing 南京, Jiangsu)
Jin Yuandi 晉元帝, Prince of Langya 琅琊王
{Jin Zhongzong 晉中宗} (r. 317-322)
Sima Rui 司馬睿 (276-322) Jianwu 建武 317
Daxing 大興 (Taixing 太興) (318-321)
Yongchang 永昌 (322)
Counter-Emperor Sima Bao 司馬保 (319-320)
Jiankang 建康 (319)
Counter-Emperor Gou Juzhi 句渠知 (320)
Pingzhao 平趙 (320)
Jin Mingdi 晉明帝 (r. 322-325)
{Jin Suzong 晉肅宗}
Sima Shao 司馬紹 (299-325) Taining 太寧 (323-325)
Jin Chengdi 晉成帝 (r. 325-342)
{Jin Xianzong 晉顯宗}
Sima Yan 司馬衍 (321-324) Xianhe 咸和 (326-334)
Xiankang 咸康 (335-342)
Usurper Hou Ziguang 侯子光 (337)
Longxing 龍興 (337)
Jin Kangdi 晉康帝 (r. 342-344) Sima Yue 司馬岳 (322-344) Jianyuan 建元 (343-344)
Jin Mudi 晉穆帝 (r. 344-361)
{Jin Xiaozong 晉孝宗}
Sima Dan 司馬聃 (343-361) Yonghe 永和 (345-356)
Shengping 升平 (357-361)
Jin Aidi 晉哀帝 (r. 361-365) Sima Pi 司馬丕 (341-365) Longhe 隆和 (362)
Xingning 興寧 (363-365)
The Deposed Emperor (Jin Feidi) 晉廢帝 (r. 365-370)
Demoted as Prince of Donghai 東海王, then District Duke of Haixi 海西縣公
Sima Yi 司馬奕 (342-386) Taihe 太和 (366-370)
Jin Jianwendi 晉簡文帝 (r. 371-372)
{Jin Taizong 晉太宗}
Sima Yu 司馬昱 (320-372) Xian'an 咸安 (371-372)
Jin Xiaowudi 晉孝武帝 (r. 372-396)
{Jin Liezong 晉烈宗}
Sima Yao 司馬耀 (362-396) Ningkang 寧康 (373-375)
Taiyuan 泰元 (376-396)
Jin Andi 晉安帝 (r. 396-418) Sima Dezong 司馬德宗 (382-418) Long'an 隆安 (397-401)
Yuanxing 元興 (402)
Daheng 大亨 (402-403)
Yuanxing 元興 (403-404)
Yixi 義熙 (405-418)
Usurper Huan Xuan 桓玄 (403-404), emperor of Chu 楚 (Huan-Chu 桓楚)
Yongshi 永始 (404)
Jin Gongdi 晉恭帝 (r. 418-420)
Demoted as Prince of Lingling 零陵王
Sima Dewen 司馬德文 (386-421) Yuanxi 元熙 (419-420)
420 Jin dynasty replaced by Liu-Song dynasty 劉宋 (420-479)
Source:
Zhonguo lishi da cidian bianzuan weiyuanhui 《中國歷史大辭典》編纂委員會, ed. (2000). Zhongguo lishi da cidian 中國歷史大辭典 (Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe), Vol.2, 3316-3317, 3320, 3322.