Sima Yan

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Sima Yan was the founding emperor of the Jin dynasty in China, known for ending the Three Kingdoms period by unifying the realm after overthrowing the state of Cao Wei.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese monarch
Jin dynasty emperor
emperor
founder of a dynasty
ascendedThroneBy usurping the throne of Cao Wei
birthPlace Luoyang NERFINISHED
birthYear 236
burialPlace Jianling (tomb of Emperor Wu of Jin) NERFINISHED
capitalDuringReign Luoyang NERFINISHED
countryRuled Jin dynasty NERFINISHED
courtesyName Anshi NERFINISHED
deathPlace Luoyang NERFINISHED
deathYear 290
dynastyFounded Jin dynasty (Western Jin) NERFINISHED
era Three Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
Western Jin period NERFINISHED
eraNameUsed Taishi NERFINISHED
Xianxi NERFINISHED
father Sima Zhao NERFINISHED
grandfather Sima Yi NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 3rd century
4th century
house House of Sima NERFINISHED
knownFor ending the Three Kingdoms period
founding the Jin dynasty
overthrowing the state of Cao Wei
unifying China in 280
language Classical Chinese NERFINISHED
mother Wang Yuanji NERFINISHED
nobleTitleBeforeAccession Prince of Jin NERFINISHED
notableEvent conquest of Eastern Wu in 280
personalName Sima Yan NERFINISHED
posthumousName Emperor Wu of Jin NERFINISHED
posthumousTempleTitle Emperor Wu NERFINISHED
predecessorState Cao Wei NERFINISHED
reignEndYear 290
reignName Taishi NERFINISHED
Xianxi NERFINISHED
reignStartYear 266
reignTitle Emperor Wu of Jin NERFINISHED
religion Chinese folk religion
successor Sima Zhong NERFINISHED
successorStateUnified Jin dynasty NERFINISHED
templeName Shizu NERFINISHED
titleAfterFoundingJin Emperor of Jin NERFINISHED
unifiedRegions former territories of Wei, Shu Han, and Eastern Wu
usurpedFrom Cao Huan NERFINISHED

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Western Jin dynasty foundedBy Sima Yan
Sima Yi grandchild Sima Yan
Cao Wei overthrownBy Sima Yan
Sima Yi relatedTo Sima Yan
Sun Hao surrenderedTo Sima Yan