| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name | Dewen (德文, py. Dwn) |
| Era names | Yuanxi (元熙 Yunxī) February 11, 419-July 10, 420
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| Father | Emperor Xiaowu |
| 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 | Xu Lingyuan (褚灵媛) (383 or 384-August 7, 436), posthumous name: Queen Si (思皇后, literary meaning: the admired queen) |
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| Children | Princess of Haiyan (海盐公主) and Princess of Fuyang (富阳公主) |
| Lived | 385 or 386-October or November, 421 |
| Reigned | January 28, 419-July 7, 420 |
| Tomb | Chongping Tomb (ch. 冲平陵), believed to be near Nanjing |
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| Courtesy name | 德文, py. Dwn, literary meaning: "virtuous and civil" |
| Posthumous name | 恭, py. Gōng, literary meaning: "respectable" |