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674 Chin dynasty. He abdicated in 420 in fiiTonr of Lin YH^ after i

- reign of sixteen months, receiving the title of Prince o( ^^

Ling-ling, and was put to death in the following year. Ganoniied

1766 Ssu-ma Yao f) || IS (T. g ^ ). A.D. 362—396. Third aon of the Emperor Chien W6n Ti, and ninth sovereign of the E. Oub dynasty. Coming to the throne in 372 as a mere boy, he w» freed by death from Haan W6n, and was fortunate enough to secure the services of several able men who served him loyaUy during his long reign. By 878 the rivers Han and Huai once more marked the limits of the Imperial power; and in 383 the vast invading army of Fu Chien was utterly routed in Anhni. The north and west were still partitioned among rebel States, bat after 885 the House of Chin ruled all south of the Yellow River. He was the first sovereign who professed the Buddhist fedth, and in 881 he built a monastery inside his palace. The successes of his reign were not due to him, for he lived a life of idle pleasure amongst his numerous women. He was smothered by a &vourite, whom he had warned that she was growing too old for his taste. Canonised

1767 Ssu-ma Teh ^ .B| H (T. ^ M)- ^'^' 270—817. Grandson of the Emperor Wu Ti, and fourth sovereign of the Chin dynasty. He wrested Ch'ang-an, which he made his capital, from the Han State, and on the death of the Emperor Huai Ti was proclaimed Emperor. For four years he bravely resisted the Han power, bnt at last in 816, out of consideration for the sufferings of his people, he surrendered to Liu Yao, and after enduring much ignominy, was put to death. The north-west being now lost, the capital was moved to Nanking, and the dynasty is called the Eastern Chin. Canonised as ^ iS>M.*i^**

1768 Ssu-ma Ten ^ ]^ ^ (T. ^ jH:). A.D. 286-290. Eldest son