| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name | Yu (昱 py. Y) |
| Era names | Xianan (咸安 py. xin ān) 372-February 18, 373 |
| Father | Emperor Yuan |
| Mother | Cheng Achun (郑阿春) (d. 326 or 327), posthumous name: Empress Dowager Xuan (宣太后, literary meaning: the proclaimed empress dowager) |
| Wife | Wang Jianji (王简姬) (d. 348 or 349), posthumous name: Queen Shun (顺皇后, literary meaning: the submissive queen) |
| Major concubines | Li Lingrong (李陵容) (d. August 9 400), posthumous name: Empress Dowager Wen (文太后, literary meaning: the civil empress dowager) |
| Children | 7 sons including Sima Daosheng, son to Wang
Emperor Xiaowu and Sima Daozi, sons to Li, 3 others died young |
| Duration of reign | January 6-September 12, 372 |
| Tomb | Gaoping Tomb ch. 高平陵, believed to be near Nanjing |
| Temple name | 太宗, py. Tizōng, literary meaning: "grand ancestor" |
| Courtesy name | 道万, py. Down |
| Posthumous name | 简文, py. Jĭanwn, literary meaning: "concise and civil" |