Sima Shi

Sima Shi (208–255), style name Ziyuan, is a general and regent of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms era of Chinese history.

In 249, he assists his father Sima Yi in overthrowing the emperor Cao Fang's regent Cao Shuang, allowing the Sima family to become the paramount authority in the state, and he inherits his father's authority after his father's death in 251.

He maintains a tight grip on the political scene and, when the emperor Cao Fang considers action against him in 254, he has Cao Fang deposed and replaced with his cousin Cao Mao.

This tight grip eventually allows him to, at the time of his death in 255, pass his power to his younger brother Sima Zhao, whose son Sima Yan eventually usurps the throne and establishes the Jin Dynasty.

After Sima Yan becomes emperor, he, recognizing Sima Shi's role in his own imperial status, posthumously honors his uncle as the Emperor Jing of Jin, with the temple name Shizong.

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