Sima Yan, photo 1 of 2
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Photo
Jin Wu Di
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Yan Li-pen
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Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

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Sima Yan (Emperor Wu of Jin)
Licence
Public domain
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Wikimedia Commons
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司马炎

司馬炎
Sīmǎ Yán
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Sima Yan, founder and first emperor of the Western Jin dynasty, posthumously known as Emperor Wu of Jin (晋武帝)

About Sima Yan

236–290 · 君主 monarch

Grandson of 司马懿 who made the last Wei emperor step down and founded the Jin dynasty, then conquered Wu in 280, ending the Three Kingdoms period. After his death Jin fell into the War of the Eight Princes.

Also called  晋武帝、 安世

Examples

HSK 6
Sīmǎ Yán yú 265 nián jiànlì Xījìn.
Sima Yan founded the Western Jin dynasty in 265.
HSK 6
Sīmǎ Yán miè Wú hòu tǒngyī le Zhōngguó.
After destroying Wu, Sima Yan unified China.

Tips

history
After conquering Wu he took in thousands of its palace women, until his harem neared 10,000. Unsure whom to visit, he rode a goat cart, 羊车, and slept wherever it stopped, so the women stuck bamboo leaves in their doors and sprinkled salt water to lure the goats.

Stroke Order

司 sī
马 mǎ
炎 yán