釋氏稽古略 2.5

2.5

諱睿。琅琊王覲之子。宣帝曾孫也。年十五嗣封琅琊王。懷帝永嘉元年為安東將軍鎮建業。愍帝建興四年長安不守。愍帝蒙塵。王乃出師北征。丁丑年二月即晉王位於建康。始備百官立宗廟建社稷。大赦。改元建武。十二月愍帝遇害。戊寅年三月凶問至建康。王斬衰居廬。既而即皇帝位。大赦。改元大興。立王太子紹為皇太子。是時承喪亂之後。江東草創。刁協久宦中朝諳練舊事。賀循為世儒宗明習禮樂。凡有疑議皆取決焉。帝在位六年。四十七歲。

His taboo name was Rui. He was the son of Sima Jin, Prince of Langya, and a great-grandson of Emperor Xuan. At age fifteen, he inherited the enfeoffment as Prince of Langya. In the first year of Yongjia of Emperor Huai, he became General Who Pacifies the East, garrisoning Jianye. In the fourth year of Jianxing of Emperor Min, Chang'an could not be held, and Emperor Min was forced into exile. The Prince then mobilized his troops for a northern expedition. In the second month of the dingchou year, he assumed the throne as Prince of Jin at Jiankang. For the first time, he appointed the full array of civil and military officials, erected the ancestral temple, and established the state altars. He proclaimed a general amnesty and changed the reign era to Jianwu. In the twelfth month, Emperor Min was murdered. In the third month of the wuyin year, the ill tidings reached Jiankang. The Prince donned the untrimmed sackcloth mourning garb and dwelled in a mourning hut. Soon afterwards, he ascended the imperial throne, proclaimed a general amnesty, and changed the reign era to Daxing. He established the Prince's heir apparent Shao as Crown Prince. At this time, following a period of mourning and turmoil, the Jiangdong region was newly founded. Diao Xie had long served at the central court and was thoroughly versed in old precedents; He Xun was a paragon of Confucian scholars of his age and was well versed in rites and music. Whenever there were doubtful matters, decisions were sought from them. The Emperor reigned for six years, dying at forty-seven years of age.