| Family name | Sima (司馬 py. Sīmǎ) in Chinese |
| Given name | Dan (聃 py. dān) |
| Era names | Yonghe (永和 py. Yǒngh) February 21 345-February 5, 357
Shengping (升平 py. Shēngpng) February 6, 357-July 10 361 |
| Father | Emperor Kang |
| Mother | |
| Wife | He Fani (何法倪) (338 or 339-September 13 404), childless and revered Queen Xian (章皇后, literary meaning: the methodical queen) |
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| Duration of reign | November 18, 344-July 10, 361 |
| Tomb | Yongping Tomb ch. 永平陵, believed to be near Nanjing |
| Temple name | 孝宗, py. Xiozōng, literary meaning: "filial ancestor" |
| Courtesy name | 彭子, py. Pngzǐ |
| Posthumous name | 穆, py. M, literary meaning: "majestic" |