Sima Dan was born in 343, during the reign of his father Emperor Kang, by Empress Chu Suanzi, Emperor Kang's wife. He was his father's only son. When he was only one year old in 344, Emperor Kang grew seriously ill. His granduncles from his paternal grandmother's side, the key officials Yu Bing (**) and Yu Yi (**), wanted to support his granduncle, the son of his great-grandfather Emperor Yuan, Sima Yu the Prince of Kuaiji, as the new emperor, but Emperor Kang accepted the advice of another key official, He Chong (**), and decided to pass the throne to Sima Dan despite his young age.
Sima Dan was born in 343, during the reign of his father Emperor Kang, by Empress Chu Suanzi, Emperor Kang's wife.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Sima
Sima
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Dan
Dan
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
343
343
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
reign
reign
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kang
Kang
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Empress
Empress
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chu
Chu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Suanzi
Suanzi
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kang
Kang
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was his father's only son.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
only
only
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
When he was only one year old in 344, Emperor Kang grew seriously ill.
advmod
PronType=Int
when
When
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:npmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
advcl
Degree=Pos
old
old
ADJ
JJ
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
344
344
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kang
Kang
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
advmod
seriously
seriously
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
ill
ill
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His granduncles from his paternal grandmother's side, the key officials Yu Bing (**) and Yu Yi (**), wanted to support his granduncle, the son of his great-grandfather Emperor Yuan, Sima Yu the Prince of Kuaiji, as the new emperor, but Emperor Kang accepted the advice of another key official, He Chong (**), and decided to pass the throne to Sima Dan despite his young age.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
granduncle
granduncles
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
paternal
paternal
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
grandmother
grandmother
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
side
side
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
key
key
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Plur
official
officials
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Yu
Yu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Bing
Bing
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
**
**
PUNCT
NFP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Yu
Yu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yi
Yi
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
**
**
PUNCT
NFP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
want
wanted
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
support
support
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
granduncle
granduncle
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
nmod
Number=Sing
grandfather
grandfather
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yuan
Yuan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Sima
Sima
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yu
Yu
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Prince
Prince
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Kuaiji
Kuaiji
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
new
new
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
emperor
emperor
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kang
Kang
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
accept
accepted
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
advice
advice
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
key
key
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
official
official
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
he
He
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chong
Chong
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
punct
**
**
PUNCT
NFP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
pass
pass
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
throne
throne
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sima
Sima
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Dan
Dan
PROPN
NNP
case
despite
despite
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.