Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Crown Prince

Sima Yu 司馬遹

c. AD 278 - AD 300

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Sima Yu was a Crown Prince. It is not yet established whether this person is the same as similarly named people in other chapters.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin

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TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Xizu 熙祖 Xizu
Childhood name Shamen 沙門 Shamen
Posthumous name Minhuai 湣懷 Minhuai
Alternate name white sand 白沙

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74 passages

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 74 passages
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於是使太保衛瓘息庭、司空泰息略、太子太傅楊濟息毖、太子少師裴楷息憲、太子少傅張華息禕、尚書令華暠息恆與太子游處，以相輔導焉。 Thereupon Grand Guardian Wei Guan's son Ting, Director of Works Tai's son Lue, Grand Mentor to the Crown Prince Yang Ji's son Bi, Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince Pei Kai's son Xian, Junior Mentor to the Crown Prince Zhang Hua's son Yi, and Minister Director Hua Gao's son Heng were assigned to keep company with the crown prince and assist in his guidance.
於是使尚書和郁持節，解結為副，及大將軍梁王肜、鎮東將軍淮南王允、前將軍東武公澹、趙王倫、太保何劭詣東宮，廢太子為庶人。 Thereupon Minister He Yu was dispatched with insignia, with Xie Jie as deputy, together with General-in-Chief Sima Rong, Prince of Liang; Eastern Garrison General Sima Yun, Prince of Huainan; Forward General Sima Dan, Duke of Dongwu; Sima Lun, Prince of Zhao; and Grand Guardian He Shao. They went to the Eastern Palace to depose the crown prince as a commoner.
右衛督司馬雅，宗室之疏屬也，與常從督許超並有寵于太子，二人深傷之，說趙王倫謀臣孫秀曰：「國無適嗣，社稷將危，大臣之禍必起。 Right Guard Commandant Sima Ya, a distant kinsman of the imperial house, and Attendant Commandant Xu Chao, both favorites of the crown prince, grieved deeply; they told Sun Xiu, stratagemist to Lun, Prince of Zhao: "The state has no true heir—altar and grain will be imperiled; great ministers' disaster is sure to rise.
及於繼明宸極，守器春坊，四教不勤，三朝或闕，豹姿未變，鳳德已衰，信惑奸邪，疏斥正士，好屠酤之賤役，耽苑囿之佚遊，可謂靡不有初，鮮克有終者也。 When the new ruler ascended the imperial throne and the prince guarded the succession in the Eastern Palace, he neglected the four teachings and sometimes omitted the three daily greetings. His leopard’s form was not yet transformed, while his phoenix virtue had already declined. He trusted wicked deceivers and drove away upright men, enjoyed the lowly work of butchering and selling wine, and indulged in idle outings in the parks. Truly one may say: "All have a beginning, but few carry through to the end."