Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Prince of Chengdu

Sima Ying 司馬穎

Attested AD 291 - AD 306

Passages: 17
Chapters: 6
Histories: 3

Overview

Sima Ying was a prince of Chengdu.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 303 晉惠帝太安二年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 5, passages 67-68
AD 291 to AD 299 元康中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 37
AD 300 to AD 306 八王之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 19, passage 201
AD 304 從駕討成都王穎
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 41, passage 337
AD 304 成都王穎之攻長沙王乂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 90
AD 301 to AD 304 成都王穎鎮鄴
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 101, passage 113

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AD 304 穎弗許
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 101, passage 121

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Wu of Jin (晉武帝)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 131

Key source chapters

Career and standing

Prince of Chengdu 成都王
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 337; Book of Jin 101, passage 113

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Jin 西晉 · Relation Member of ruling house
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 337
Polity Western Jin 西晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 90
At Ye 鄴 · Relation Garrisoned
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 113

Events and relationships

Attacked
AD 304 成都王穎之攻長沙王乂 · Military · Attacker · With Sima Yi (司馬乂) · Pretext Person Id Yang Xuanzhi (羊玄之)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 93, passage 90
Changed era to Yongan
Political · Actor
Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 5, passage 67
Defeated fled south with emperor
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 139
Imperial campaign against him
AD 304 從駕討成都王穎 · Military · Target · With Gao Guang (高光)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 337
Memorialized office for
Political · Patron · With Liu Yuanhai (劉元海)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 101, passage 113

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 93, passage 90
Value historical
Directly stated · Book of Jin 41, passage 337

References in the histories

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History

17 passages

Book of Chen, Chapter 19Volume 19: Shen Jiong; Yu Li; Ma Shu · 1 passage

夫以漢朝吳、楚，晉室穎、顒，連城數十，長戟百萬，拔本塞源，自圖家國，其有成功者乎？ As for Han's Wu and Chu, Jin's Ying and Yong—linked cities by the tens, long halberds by the million, uprooting root and blocking source to plot house and state—were there any who succeeded?

Book of Jin, Chapter 41Volume 41 Biographies 11: Wei Shu; Li Xi; Liu Shi; Gao Guang · 1 passage

後從駕討成都王穎有勳，封延陵縣公，邑千八百戶。 Later he accompanied the imperial train against Prince Ying of Chengdu and earned distinction; he was enfeoffed as duke of Yanling county with one thousand eight hundred households.

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 1 passage

謐嘗與太子圍棋，爭道，成都王穎見而訶謐，謐意愈不平，因此譖太子于後曰：「太子廣買田業，多畜私財以結小人者，為賈氏故也。 Once while playing go with the crown prince Mi quarreled over a move; Prince Chengdu of Ying saw and rebuked Mi; Mi grew more resentful and slandered the crown prince to the empress: "The crown prince buys fields wholesale, hoards private wealth, and courts petty men—all because of the Jia clan.

Book of Jin, Chapter 93Volume 93 Biographies 63: Imperial Affines · 1 passage

成都王穎之攻長沙王乂也，以討玄之為名，遂憂懼而卒。 When Sima Ying marched against Sima Yi under the pretext of punishing Yang Xuanzhi, Xuanzhi died of fear and anxiety.

Book of Jin, Chapter 101Volume 101 Records 1: Liu Yuanhai and Liu Xuan · 11 passages

成都王穎鎮鄴，表元海行甯朔將軍、監五部軍事。 While Sima Ying, Prince of Chengdu, was stationed at Ye, he memorialized a request to appoint Yuanhai acting General Who Pacifies the North with supervision over the military affairs of the five divisions.

元海請歸會葬，穎弗許。 Liu Yuan begged leave to mourn; Sima Ying refused.

乃令攸先歸，告宣等招集五部，引會宜陽諸胡，聲言應穎，實背之也。 Huyan You raced home to rally the five sections and Yiyang Hu, claiming they would help Sima Ying while plotting the opposite.

穎為皇太弟，以元海為太弟屯騎校尉。 When Sima Ying became crown younger brother, Liu Yuan became his garrison-cavalry colonel.

惠帝伐穎，次於蕩陰，穎假元海輔國將軍、督北城守事。 During Emperor Hui's march on Dangyin, Sima Ying put Liu Yuan in charge of the northern wall.

及六軍敗績，穎以元海為冠軍將軍，封盧奴伯。 After the six armies collapsed Sima Ying named him General Who Crowns the Army and baron of Lunu.

并州刺史東嬴公騰、安北將軍王浚，起兵伐穎，元海說穎曰：「今二鎮跋扈，眾餘十萬，恐非宿衛及近都士庶所能禦之，請為殿下還說五部，以赴國難。」 When Bingzhou governor Sima Teng and Wang Jun raised troops against Sima Ying with more than a hundred thousand men, Liu Yuan advised Ying: "The two commands are now overbearing, and I fear neither the palace guard nor the people near the capital can withstand them. Let me return for Your Highness and persuade the five Xiongnu divisions to answer the state's crisis."

穎曰：「五部之眾可保發已不？ Sima Ying asked, "Can you actually raise those five hosts?

穎悅，拜元海為北單于、參丞相軍事。 Sima Ying cheered up, named Liu Yuan northern Shanyu, and attached him to the chancellor's staff.

王浚使將軍祁弘率鮮卑攻鄴，穎敗，挾天子南奔洛陽。 Wang Jun's general Qi Hong drove Xianbei against Ye; Sima Ying fled south clutching the emperor.

元海曰：「穎不用吾言，逆自奔潰，真奴才也。 Liu Yuan sneered, "Sima Ying ignored my counsel and ran—little better than a bondsman.

Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Prince of Hailing · 2 passages

晉惠帝太安二年，長沙王乂事敗，成都王穎改元爲永安； In Jin, Emperor Hui's Taian 2, when Prince Yi of Changsha fell, Prince Ying of Chengdu changed the era to Yongan;

穎自鄴奪，河間王顒復改元爲永興，一歲三號也。 when Ying seized rule from Ye, Prince Yong of Hejian changed the era again to Yongxing—three era names in one year.