“sima lun”

(“Sima Lun” (sim. ch. 司马伦, trad. ch. 司馬倫, py. sī mǎ lún, wg. Ssu-ma Lun) (before 249 exclusive – poisoned June 5, 301), courtesy name Ziyi(子彛), was titled the “Prince of Zhao” (pinyin: zhào wáng, simplified Chinese: 赵王, traditional Chinese: 趙王) and the usurper of the ‘Jin Dynasty’ from February 3 to May 30, 301)

(he is usually not counted in the list of ‘Jin’ emperors due to his brief reign, and was often mentioned by historians as an example of a ‘wicked usurper’)

(he was the 3rd of the 8th princes commonly associated with the “War of the 8 Princes”)

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