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Encyclopedia > Emperor Ming of Jin China

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Emperor Ming of Jin China, (298 or 299-October 18, 325) was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420). Events Constantius Chlorus overthrows the Alamanni in the territory of the Lingones (Langres) and strengthened the Rhine frontier Christians are expelled from the Roman army Baths of Diocletian built in Rome Births Athanasius of Alexandria, bishop and opponent of Arianism Deaths Diophantus, mathematician (approximate date) King Chaekgye of Baekje Categories... Events Births Deaths Categories: 299 ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in Leap years). ... Events May 20 - First Council of Nicaea _ first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church: The Nicene Creed is formulated, the date of Easter is discussed. ... The Jin Dynasty (晉 pinyin jìn, 265-420) followed the Three Kingdoms and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties in China. ...


Various character and romanization representations

A romanization or latinization is a system for representing a word or language with the Roman (Latin) alphabet, where the original word or language used a different writing system. ... Simplified Chinese characters (Simplified Chinese: 简体字; Traditional Chinese: 簡體字; pinyin: jiǎntǐzì; also called 简化字/簡化字, jiǎnhuàzì) are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Traditional Chinese characters are one of two standard character sets of printed contemporary Chinese written language. ... Pinyin (拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hànyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration to roman script) for Standard Mandarin used in the... Wade-Giles, sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a Romanization (phonetic notation and transliteration) system for the Chinese language based on Mandarin. ...

Personal information

Family name Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese
Given name Shao (紹 py. shào)
Era names Taining (太寧 py. Taìníng) 323-326
Father Emperor Yuan
Mother [née] Xun (荀氏) (d.335 or 336), revered Lady of Yuzhang (Commandry) (豫章君) and mother of Emperor Ming
Wife Yu Wenjun (庾文君) (d. 328), sister of Yu Liang and revered Queen Mu (穆皇后, literary meaning: the majestic queen)
Major concubines
Children Emperor Cheng of Jin China and Emperor Kang of Jin China
Duration of reign January 4, 323 to October 18, 325
Tomb Wuping Tomb ch. 武平陵, believed to be near Nanjing
Temple name 肃祖, py. Sùzǔ, literary meaning: "solemn progenitor" or 肃宗, py. Sùzōng, literary meaning: "solemn ancestor"
Courtesy name 道畿, py. Dàojī, literay meaning: "morality and royal domain"
Posthumous name 明, py. Míng, literary meaning: "brilliant"
Preceded by:
Emperor Yuan
Jin Dynasty (265-420) Succeeded by:
Emperor Cheng


 

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