Sima Fu
Sima Fu | |||||||||
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Prince of Anping ( | |||||||||
Tenure | 266–272 | ||||||||
Born | 180[1] Wen County, Henan | ||||||||
Died | 272 (aged 92)[1] | ||||||||
Spouse | Lady Li | ||||||||
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House | House of Sima | ||||||||
Father | Sima Fang |
Sima Fu ([2]), courtesy name Shuda, was an imperial prince and statesman of the Jin dynasty of China.[1] He previously served as an official in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period before his grandnephew, Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), usurped the Wei throne in 266 and established the Jin dynasty. Sima Guang, author of Zizhi Tongjian, claimed to be his descendant.
) (180– 3 April 272Life
Sima Fu was the third among the eight sons of Sima Fang, who served as the Intendant of the Capital (
Sima Fu's second brother, Sima Yi, rose to power in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period (220–280) and became the regent and de facto ruler of Wei after seizing power in a coup d'état in 249. After Sima Yi's death, his sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao consecutively succeeded him as the regent and de facto ruler of Wei. During his service under the Wei regime, Sima Fu held relatively high offices: Prefect of the Masters of Writing (
Sima Fu was known for his loyalty to the Wei regime, even after it was replaced by the Jin dynasty. In 260, when the Wei emperor Cao Mao was assassinated during a failed coup to seize back power from Sima Zhao, Sima Fu was one of the few Wei officials who wept at Cao Mao's funeral. In 266, after Sima Yan established the Jin dynasty and became the emperor, he granted titles of nobility to his relatives, including his granduncle Sima Fu, whom he enfeoffed as the Prince of Anping. In response to his ennoblement, Sima Fu said, "I am, and always have been, a subject of Wei." He also held the position of taizai (
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References
- Citations
- ^ a b c de Crespigny (2007), p. 746.
- ^ According to Sima Yan's biography in Book of Jin, Sima Fu died on the renchen day of the 2nd month of the 8th year of the Taishi era of his reign. This corresponds to 3 Apr 272 on the Julian calendar.
- Bibliography
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
- de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A biographical dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0.
- Fang, Xuanling (ed.) (648). Book of Jin (Jin Shu).
- Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).
- Sima, Guang (1084). Zizhi Tongjian.