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Sima Yao (Sixuan)
| Sima Yao 司馬繇 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Dong'an (东安王) | |||||||||
| Reign | 4–12 May 291 c.November 301 – 18 September 304[1] | ||||||||
| Successor | Sima Hun (司马浑) | ||||||||
| Born | Unknown[2] | ||||||||
| Died | 18 September 304 Yecheng, Hebei | ||||||||
| Issue | None | ||||||||
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| House | House of Sima | ||||||||
| Father | Sima Zhou | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Zhuge[3] | ||||||||
Sima Yao (simplified Chinese: 司马繇; traditional Chinese: 司馬繇; died 18 September 304[4]), courtesy name Sixuan (思玄),[5] was a son of Sima Zhou, Prince Wu of Langya, and his wife Lady Zhuge (a daughter of Zhuge Dan), and a grandson of Sima Yi, regent of the Cao Wei state during the Three Kingdoms era. Besides his heritage, Sima Yao was best known for his role in the death of Wen Yang, and his further involvement in the War of the Eight Princes during the reign of his cousin's son, Emperor Hui of Jin.
- ^ ([元康元年]三月...壬寅，...东安公繇为尚书左仆射，进封东安王。...庚戌，免东安王繇及东平王楙，繇徙带方。.....[永宁元年]九月，追东安王繇复其爵。) Jin Shu, vol.04. The 9th month of the 1st year of the Yong'ning era corresponds to 19 Oct to 16 Nov 301 in the Julian calendar.
- ^ Sima Yao's eldest brother Sima Jin was born in 256, as he died aged 34 in March 290.
- ^ Jin Shu, vol.38
- ^ (太弟颖怨东安王繇前议，[永兴元年]八月，戊辰，收繇，杀之。) Zizhi Tongjian, vol.85
- ^ (东安王繇字思玄。) Jin Shu, vol.38
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