The Jin dynasty was established after the Three Kingdoms period, by Sima Yi's grandson Sima Yan to seize the Cao family Wei state, and at the right time, they successfully replaced the Cao family's rule. However, the Jin Dynasty is often overlooked in Chinese history, and the Jin Dynasty, which usually followed the talent of the Three Kingdoms period of the Eastern Han Dynasty, should use many policies to use the country for long-term peace and stability like the Tang Dynasty. So why is the Jin Dynasty not written into history very little,
First, the Jin Dynasty existed for a relatively short time
First of all, one of the reasons why the Jin Dynasty is less mentioned is its relatively short history. The Jin Dynasty was in an era of war in the early days of its establishment, and if you count from the period of true unification, the Jin Dynasty only existed for about fifty years. During these fifty years, there were constant wars, ethnic minorities also threatened the stability of the Jin Dynasty, and in the end, the demise of the Jin Dynasty was also related to ethnic minorities.
Second, the regime is chaotic
Second, the Jin court regime was relatively chaotic. The Jin Dynasty was under internal and external pressure when it was founded, and the imperial court regime remained chaotic after its establishment. Before the establishment of the imperial examination system, the Jin Dynasty used the nine-rank zhongzheng system to select talents, but this system had a drawback, that is, the elected officials were too powerful, sometimes even more than the emperor. This system is not conducive to the stability and governance of the Government.
The culture of the Jin Dynasty also had an impact on the writing of the history of the Jin Dynasty. The people of the Jin Dynasty emphasized pure blood ties and strongly supported marriage between relatives, but this also easily led to an increase in genetic diseases. During the Jin Dynasty, many princes had intellectual deficiencies, which led to an imbalance in the intelligence of the rulers, and the country's historians did not make every effort to write history.
3. The State has failed to revise the history books
In many cases, the political history of a dynasty is not recorded, and later dynasties often help revise and write the history. For example, the historical records of the Qin Dynasty were compiled by later dynasties. However, there were multiple regimes in the late Jin Dynasty, and no one in the country was willing to write history. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that the country was restored, but the demise of the Sui Dynasty came too quickly and did not have enough time to revise history.
Finally, there were relatively few wars at the time of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, and the Sima family easily seized the throne, which led to a lack of mercy for the rulers towards the people. When governing the country, the Sima family did not actively look for a way to govern that suited their own country, but adopted the system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, which led to the regression of the entire culture.
In general, the reason why the Jin Dynasty has not been fully written into history is due to a combination of its short history, political chaos, cultural influence, and the state's failure to revise the history books.