342 - 342 Births, 342 Deaths, Emperor Cheng of Jin, Emperor Fei of Jin, Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis VI, List of State Leaders in 342 (Paperback)

Chapters: 342 Births, 342 Deaths, Emperor Cheng of Jin, Emperor Fei of Jin, Tiberius Julius Rhescuporis Vi, List of State Leaders in 342. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Emperor Cheng of Jin (/, pinyin Jn Chngd, Wade-Giles Chin Ch'eng-ti) (321-July 26, 342), personal name Sima Yan (), courtesy name Shigen (), was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420). He was the eldest son of Emperor Ming and became the crown prince on April 1, 325. During his reign, the administration was largely dominated by a succession of regentsinitially his uncle Yu Liang, then Wang Dao, then the joint administration of He Chong () and another uncle Yu Bing (). He became emperor at age four, and soon after his accession to the throne, the disastrous rebellion of Su Jun weakened Jin forces for decades. Sima Yan was born as the oldest son of Emperor Ming of Jin, who was crown prince at that time, by his wife Crown Princess Yu Wenjun, in 321. After Emperor Ming took the throne in 323 following the death of his father Emperor Yuan, he created Crown Princess Yu empress, but did not immediately create Prince Yan crown prince, until 325. In fall 325, Emperor Ming grew ill. He entrusted the four-year-old Crown Prince Yan to a group of high-level officials, including Sima Yang () the Prince of Xiyang, Wang Dao, Bian Kun (), Chi Jian (), Lu Ye (), Wen Jiao, and Empress Yu's brother Yu Liang, perhaps intending that they lead by group with a balance of power. He died soon thereafter. Crown Prince Yan took the throne as Emperor Cheng. Initially, the officials were in charge together, but as Empress Dowager Yu became regent, Yu Liang became effectively the most powerful official in the administration. He changed from the lenient policies of Wang (who was prime minister dur...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=418170