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Emperor Yuan of Jin

276 - 323

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Emperor Yuan of Jin (Chinese: 晉元帝; pinyin: Jìn Yuán Dì; Wade–Giles: Chin Yüan-ti; 276 – 3 January 323), personal name Sima Rui (司馬睿), courtesy name Jingwen (景文), was an emperor of the Jin dynasty and the first emperor of the Eastern Jin. He was the great-grandson of Sima Yi, the grandson of Sima Zhou and the son of Sima Jin (司馬覲). Yuan was stationed south of the Yangtze in Jiankang during the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, where he avoided the chaos that befell northern China. Primarily through the help of cousins Wang Dun and Wang Dao, he emerged as an authority figure within the empire, backed by the southern gentry clans and northern emigre families who fled to his domain for refuge. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Emperor Yuan of Jin is the 5,825th most popular politician (down from 3,834th in 2019), the 392nd most popular biography from China (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 231st most popular Chinese Politician.

Emperor Yuan of Jin is most famous for his military prowess. He was able to defeat the armies of the Northern and Southern Dynasties, reuniting China.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Emperor Yuan of Jin ranks 5,825 out of 19,576. Before him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, Mstislav II of Kiev, Pheidon, Tahir ibn Husayn, Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo, and Atsiz. After him are Cleombrotus I, Antiochus XII Dionysus, Emperor Zhi of Han, Maria of Trebizond, Noboru Takeshita, and Stefan Czarniecki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 276, Emperor Yuan of Jin ranks 1. After him is Guo Pu. Among people deceased in 323, Emperor Yuan of Jin ranks 1. 

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In China

Among people born in China, Emperor Yuan of Jin ranks 392 out of 1,610. Before him are Marpa Lotsawa (1012), Cangjie (-2650), Princess Wencheng (628), J. G. Ballard (1930), Huang Chao (801), and Emperor Shang of Han (105). After him are Emperor Zhi of Han (138), 11th Dalai Lama (1838), Terence Young (1915), Wang Yi (1953), Jin Youzhi (1918), and Zhu Wen (852).

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Among POLITICIANS In China

Among politicians born in China, Emperor Yuan of Jin ranks 231. Before him are Emperor Ningzong (1168), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Emperor Zhezong (1076), Princess Wencheng (628), Huang Chao (801), and Emperor Shang of Han (105). After him are Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Wang Yi (1953), Jin Youzhi (1918), Zhu Wen (852), Emperor Shun of Han (115), and Wei Zheng (580).

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