PersonAD 236 – AD 290
Sima Yan
Also called: Emperor Wu of Jin
Founding emperor of the Western Jin (Emperor Wu), grandson of Sima Yi, who took the Wei throne in 265 and unified China by conquering Wu in 280
Where they went
2 related events
- 1
Sima Yi’s grandson Sima Yan received the throne from the Wei emperor and founded Jin, ending Wei after 45 years.
- 2
When Western Jin forces sailed down the Yangtze to Jianye, the Wu emperor Sun Hao surrendered. The division that had begun in the late Han ended and China was reunified.
People who appear alongside
- Sun HaoAD 242 – AD 284
Last emperor of Wu, who surrendered when Western Jin forces reached Jianye in 280
Themes this person appears in
- The Three KingdomsAD 184 – AD 280
From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Jin reunification — a century of Wei, Shu and Wu, the age of Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan