Sima Yan

Sima Yan (onyomi: Shiba En) is the son of Sima Zhao and Wang Yuanji, and the grandson of Sima Yi and Zhang Chunhua. Over the years, the Sima clan had gained an enormous amount of power within the Wei court. In the year 265, he forced Cao Huan to abdicate as emperor and took his place, beginning the Jin Dynasty.

Role in Games

In Dynasty Warriors 4, Sima Yan is present, but only as a generic bodyguard for the player.

During the ending cinematic for Jin's Story Mode in Dynasty Warriors 7, Sima Yan leads troops to overthrow the Wei emperor to become emperor himself after his father's death, establishing the Jin Dynasty in place of his father. The Wu kingdom cripples over time and surrenders to him, signaling the end of the Three Kingdoms era.

Dynasty Warriors: Unleashed has Sima Yan appear in one of the interludes which has him hear Sima Yi recounting the days Wei had fought Zhuge Liang. He is also an NPC in some of the bond stories associated with Jin.

He makes an appearance with his father in Warriors Orochi 3 using the strategist general design, only using a sword instead of an iron fan. He also appears in the Siege of Tong Gate to bring in the fleet of boats if the player is using Sima Shi. He also appears in the Battle of Hasedō if the player is using Sima Zhao.

Voice Actors

Tadashi Miyazawa - Youkai Sangokushi (Japanese)
Rie Kugimiya - Sangokushi Three Kingdoms TV series

Historical Information

Sima Yan became the King of Jin in 265, after the sudden death of his father. His ascension was thanks to the support he had among a number of high level officers who convinced Sima Zhao to name him heir instead of his other son, Sima You, who had been adopted by Sima Shi. Just a few months later, he forced the last Emperor of Wei, Cao Huan, to abdicate, and he became the first Emperor of Jin.

Years later, in 280 his armies would finally crush Wu and force their last emperor. Sun Hao, to surrender, thus fully reuniting the land for the first time since the collapse of the Han Dynasty. However, the dynasty he established would soon fall prey to corruption, political turmoil, and infighting. Sima Yan passed away in 290, just a short time before the Empire he established was overrun by barbarians.

Gallery

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III portrait
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV portrait
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI portrait
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII portrait
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX portrait
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI portrait
100man-nin no Sangokushi portrait
Alternate portrait
Kabukiroid Sima Yan in Youkai Sangokushi
Youkai Sangokushi Kunitori Wars artwork

Dynasty Warriors 7 screenshot
Romance of the Three Kingdoms: The Legend of Cao Cao portrait
Sangokushi Baseball portrait
Rumble Burst Chinese version portrait
Browser Sangokushi portrait
Alternate portrait
Alternate portrait 2
Alternate portrait 3
Bakushō Sangokushi Biographical Dictionary appearance
Sangokushi Kaitai Shinsho appearance
Sangokushi Spirits appearance

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Dynasty Warriors
Main Titles	Dynasty Warriors • Dynasty Warriors 2 • Dynasty Warriors 3 • Dynasty Warriors 4 • Dynasty Warriors 5 • Dynasty Warriors 6 • Dynasty Warriors 7 • Dynasty Warriors 8 • Dynasty Warriors 9
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Wei Characters
	Cai Wenji • Cao Cao • Cao Pi • Cao Ren • Cao Xiu • Dian Wei • Guo Jia • Jia Xu • Li Dian • Man Chong • Pang De • Wang Yi • Xiahou Dun • Xiahou Yuan • Xu Huang • Xu Zhu • Xun You • Xun Yu • Yu Jin • Yue Jin • Zhang He • Zhang Liao • Zhenji
Wu Characters
	Cheng Pu • Daqiao • Ding Feng • Gan Ning • Han Dang • Huang Gai • Lianshi • Ling Tong • Lu Meng • Lu Su • Lu Xun • Sun Ce • Sun Jian • Sun Quan • Sun Shangxiang • Taishi Ci • Xiaoqiao • Xu Sheng • Zhou Tai • Zhou Yu • Zhu Ran
Shu Characters
	Bao Sanniang • Fa Zheng • Guan Ping • Guan Suo • Guan Xing • Guan Yinping • Guan Yu • Huang Zhong • Jiang Wei • Liu Bei • Liu Shan • Ma Chao • Ma Dai • Pang Tong • Wei Yan • Xiahouji • Xingcai • Xu Shu • Yueying • Zhang Bao • Zhang Fei • Zhao Yun • Zhou Cang • Zhuge Liang
Jin Characters
	Deng Ai • Guo Huai • Jia Chong • Sima Shi • Sima Yi • Sima Zhao • Wang Yuanji • Wen Yang • Xiahou Ba • Xin Xianying • Zhang Chunhua • Zhong Hui • Zhuge Dan
Other Characters
	Chen Gong • Diaochan • Dong Bai • Dong Zhuo • Hua Xiong • Lu Bu • Lu Lingqi • Meng Huo • Yuan Shao • Yuan Shu • Zhang Jiao • Zhurong • Zuo Ci
Miscellaneous Characters
NPC	Shu NPCs • Wei NPCs • Wu NPCs • Jin NPCs • Other NPCs • Bodyguards • Unit Types • Lixia
Playable	Edit Characters • Phoenix, Dragon, Chimera • Shin Sangoku Musou Blast Officers • Beauty Yu • Fu Xi • King Mu • Lei Bin • Nuwa • Sanzang • Sun Wukong • Xi Wangmu • Xiang Yu
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