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Emperor An of Jin

382–419 · 5th century · Also known as Sima Dezong

Emperor An of Jin, Sima Dezong, reigned over the Eastern Jin dynasty from 396 to 419 but was severely disabled and never ruled himself. In 403 the warlord Huan Xuan forced him to abdicate and proclaimed his own state of Chu. Liu Yu restored him in 404, and later had him killed in 419, shortly before founding the Liu Song dynasty.

Emperor An of Jin
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Huan Chu

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