Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Jin Prince

Sima Daozi 司馬道子

Attested AD 383 - AD 420

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Sima Daozi was a Jin Prince.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 383 to AD 403 司馬道子諡
Directly stated · Book of Liang 52, passage 116
AD 420 永初元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 3, passage 219

Key source chapters

Book of Liang, Chapter 52 Volume 52: The Self-Sufficient 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 3 Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 1 passage

Events and relationships

Opened calamity
Political · Actor
Directly stated · Book of Song 3, passage 219

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 52Volume 52: The Self-Sufficient · 1 passage

淵卒，尚書令王儉以淵有至行，欲諡爲文孝公，季直請曰：「文孝是司馬道子諡，恐其人非具美，不如文簡。」 When Yuan died, Wang Jian wished to posthumously title him Duke Wenxiao; Jizhi petitioned: "Wenxiao was Sima Daozi's posthumous title—I fear the man was not wholly good; better Wenjian."

Book of Song, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 · 1 passage

自斯以後，晉道彌昏，道子開其禍端，元顯成其末釁，桓玄藉運乘時，加以先父之業，因基革命，人無異心。 From then on Jin's way grew ever darker; Daozi opened the source of calamity and Yuanxian completed the final provocation; Huan Xuan rode fortune and seized the season, adding his father's former enterprise, and thereby founded revolution—among the people there was no divergent heart.