Emperors of the Jin Dynasty
| Order | Name |
Notes |
Reign
Time (years) |
Western Jin Dynasty
(265 - 316) |
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1 |
Jin Wudi (Sima Yan) |
A Grandson of Sima Yi and son of Sima Zhao; was the first emperor of the Jin Dynasty and responsible for the unification of the Chinese empire | 265 - 290 |
2 |
Jin Huidi (Sima Zhong) |
Considered an incapable monarch due to power struggles that raged between regents, imperial princes and his wife Empress Jia. These struggles greatly undermined the stability of the Jin Dynasty | 290 - 306 |
3 |
Jin Huaidi (Sima Chi) |
One of the youngest sons of Jin Wudi and brother of Jin Huidi; Jin Huaidi was captured and executed by Huns | 307 - 311 |
4 |
Jin Mindi (Sima Ye) |
A grandson of Jin Wudi and the last emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty surrendered to one of the Huns states | 313 - 317 |
Eastern
Jin Dynasty (317 - 420) |
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5 |
Jin Yuandi (Sima Rui) |
The first emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His reign saw the loss of the Jin territory in the north and the establishment of a regime to the South of the Yangtze River | 317 - 322 |
6 |
Jin Mingdi (Sima Shao) |
The oldest son of Sima Rui; During his brief reign, shortened prematurely, due to his death he led the Jin out of the domination of the warlord Wang Dun | 322 - 325 |
7 |
Jin Chengdi (Sima Yan) |
The oldest son of Jin Mingdi; His reign was successively dominated by regents; The disastrous rebellion weakened Jin forces for decades within his reign. | 325 - 342 |
8 |
Jin Kangdi (Sima Yue) |
The second son of Jin Mingdi and younger brother of Jin Chengdi; His reign only lasted two years | 342 - 344 |
9 |
Jin Mudi (Sima Dan) |
The only son of Jin Kangdi; In his reign Jin regained most of the territory to the South of the Yangtze River | 345 - 361 |
10 |
Jin Aidi (Sima Pi) |
Son of Jin Chengdi; He was obsessed with immortality and was finally poisoned by pills given to him by his magicians | 361 - 365 |
11 |
Haixi Gong (Sima Yi) |
Younger brother of Jin Aidi; he was dethroned by the military leader Huan Wen | 365 - 371 |
12 |
Jianwendi (Sima Yu) |
The youngest son of Jin Yuandi and younger brother of Jin Mingdi; Sima Yu was known for his philosophical discussions of Taoism | 371 - 372 |
13 |
Xiaowudi (Sima Yao) |
Son of Sima Yu; was killed by his concubine Consort Zhang after he insulted her | 372 - 396 |
14 |
Jin Andi (Sima Dezong) |
The oldest son of Xiaowudi; During his reign, regents and warlords dominated the regime; was once dethroned by Xuan Huan though later restored. | 396 - 418 |
15 |
Jin Gongdi (Sima Dewen) |
The second son of Xiaowudi; the last emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty In 420, he yielded his throne to the regent Liu Yu who founded the Liu Song Dynasty in 421. | 419 - 420 |
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