| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name | Dezong (德宗, py. Dzōng) |
| Era names | Longan (隆安 Lngān) February 13, 397-February 17, 402
Yuanxing (元興 Yunxīng) February 18, 402-March 1, 405
Yixi (義熙 Yxī) March 2, 405-419
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| Father | Emperor Xiaowu (eldest son of) |
| Mother | Chen Guin (陈归女) (d. 390 or 391), posthumous name: Empress Dowager De (德太后, literary meaning: the virtuous empress dowager) |
| Wife | Wang Shen'ai (王神爱) (359 or 360-October 24, 380), childless, posthumous name: Queen Xi (僖皇后, literary meaning: the joyful queen) |
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| Lived | 382 or 383-January 28, 419 |
| Reigned | November 7 396-January 28, 419 |
| Tomb | Xiuping Tomb (ch. 休平陵), believed to be near Nanjing |
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| Courtesy name | 德宗, py. dzōng, literary meaning: "virtuous ancestor" |
| Posthumous name | 安, py. ān, literary meaning: "peaceful" |