Emperor Xiaowu of Jin China
晋孝武帝, 晉孝武帝, Pinyin Jìn Xiàowǔdì, Wade-Giles Chin Hsiao-wu-ti) was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420) in China.
Personal information
| Family name |
Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name |
Yao (曜 py. Yào) |
| Era names |
Ningkang (寧康 níngkāng) February 19, 373-February 8, 376
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| Father |
Emperor Jianwen (3rd son of) |
| Mother |
Li Lingrong (李陵容) (d. August 9 400), posthumous name: Empress Dowager Wen (文太后, literary meaning: the civil empress dowager) |
| Wife |
Wang Fahui (王法慧) (359 or 360-October 24, 380), posthumous name: Queen Ding (定皇后, literary meaning: the prudent queen) |
| Major concubines |
Chen Guinü (陈归女) (d. 390 or 391), posthumous name: Empress Dowager De (德太后, literary meaning: the virtuous empress dowager) |
| Children |
Emperor An and Emperor Gong, sons to Chen |
| Lived |
360 or 361-November 6, 396 |
| Reigned |
September 12, 372-November 6, 396 |
| Tomb |
Longping Tomb (ch. 隆平陵), believed to be near Nanjing |
| Temple name |
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| Courtesy name |
昌明, py. Chāngmíng, literary meaning: "bright" |
| Posthumous name |
孝武, py. Xiaowǔ, literary meaning: "filial and martial" |
