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Sima Daozi

364–403 · 4th century · Also known as Prince of Kuaiji

Sima Daozi was a prince of the Eastern Jin dynasty of China, son of Emperor Jianwen and brother of Emperor Xiaowu. After Xiaowu's death in 396 he controlled the government in the name of the disabled Emperor An, together with his son Sima Yuanxian. Their misrule provoked revolts, and when Huan Xuan took Jiankang in 402 he had Sima Daozi exiled and then killed.

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