Brief introduction of Jin emperor Sima Yue
Sima Yue was born in 322 AD and died in 344 AD. His father is Jin Mingdi, his brother is Jin Chengdi and his mother is Yu Wenjun. In 342 AD, the emperor of Jincheng died and his children were young. With the support of emperor Jincheng's testamentary edict, the courtiers of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Jade Queen, he ascended the throne of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
Sima Yue's position in the Eastern Jin Dynasty is unique, because he is a compatriot of the Emperor Jincheng. In 325 AD, the promising monarch Jin Mingdi Si Mashao died young, and Sima Yan inherited the unification, so he was called Emperor Jin Chengdi. The following year, Sima Yue was named King of Wu by the Emperor of Jincheng.
In 327 AD, in order to weaken the strength of the vassal state and consolidate the imperial power, Emperor Jincheng named Sima Yue as the throne of Langya, which originally belonged to his uncle Sima Yi, and Sima Yi changed his title to King Huiji. In 334 AD, Sima Yue was once again favored by the imperial court, and was promoted and appointed as the general of scattered horses, and concurrently served as the general of a title of generals in ancient times. In 339 AD, Emperor Jin Jing appointed Sima Yue as Situ, and Sima Yue became increasingly prominent in the DPRK. So what was Sima Yue's career as an emperor?
In 342 A.D., Emperor Jincheng, who was upright and in the prime of life, suddenly became seriously ill. After only one month, he deteriorated to the point of dying. At this time, the Emperor Jincheng and the two kings were not weaned, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was in the southeast, and the strong enemy in the north looked around. On the one hand, in order to avoid suspicion, on the other hand, Yu Bing, a consort, didn't want to alienate himself from the royal relationship with the emperor, so he insisted that Sima Yue, the younger brother of Emperor Jincheng, should inherit the throne instead of a prince separated by a generation.
Yu Bing mobilized the minister of the DPRK and Queen Yu to remonstrate with the seriously ill Emperor Jin Chengdi on the grounds that "there are formidable enemies outside, and Sima Yue, the king of Langya, must be appointed as the heir to the throne". After careful consideration, Emperor Jincheng agreed to their invitation, and before he died, he drafted an imperial edict, appointing Sima Yue as the prince, and succeeded to the throne after his death. The imperial edict was witnessed by the Korean monarch and ministers.
On June 8th, Emperor Jincheng died, and the next day, Sima Yue proclaimed himself emperor, known as Emperor Jinkang in history. Sima Yue acceded to the throne, amnesty. In order to stabilize the state affairs of the country, he ordered not to summon local generals and officers and not to hold a healthy funeral in Jindun. /kloc-In June of 0/4, Sima Yue conferred the titles of Sima Pi and Sima Yi, two princes of Qin Shihuang, as kings and kings of the East China Sea.
In 344 AD, Sima Yue fell ill. On September 24th, he awarded the title of Prince to his son Sima Dan. Two days later, on 26th, Sima Yue, Emperor of Jin Kang, died at the age of 23. Buried in Ping Ling after death.
When Sima Yue, the Emperor of Jin Dynasty, was seriously ill and had young children, he was appointed as the heir to the throne because of his special position among Jin compatriots. After being an emperor for three years, he died at the age of 23, which makes people lament that the emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty was really short-lived.