Sima Yong

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Sima Yong († 307 ) was a Chinese prince of the Jin dynasty and briefly regent for Emperor Hui . He was also Prince of Hejian .

Life

At the beginning of the 4th century there were quarrels for the throne in China between members of the ruling family, the Sima. These conflicts are known today as the War of the Eight Princes because of their involvement . Sima Yong was a member of the Sima family through his grandfather and was related to Sima Yi . When a power vacuum developed in the capital Luoyang during the fighting in 304 , Sima Yong sent a force of 20,000 men under the command of Zhang Fang to take them, which they succeeded. As early as 305 Sima Yue , another prince, rebelled against his reign. Large parts of Guanzhong Province, with the exception of Chang'an , submitted to Sima Yue until 306. This then appointed himself taifu and thus de facto ruler of the country. Sima Yong and his sons were killed a little later, probably between January 8th and February 19th, 307, in an ambush Sima Yue, which ended the war of the eight princes.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robin Yates / Ralph Sawyer: Military aspects of the War of the Eight Princes 300-307. In: Nicola di Cosmo (ed.): Military Culture in Imperial China. Cambridge et al. a. 2009, p. 116.
  2. ^ Yates / Sawyer 2009, p. 135
personal data
SURNAME Sima, Yong
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chinese prince of the Jin Dynasty, regent for Emperor Hui
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd century
DATE OF DEATH 307