Note that all coincidences about world history happen by chance. Whether it is the history of various dynasties in China or other countries, these coincidences can be interpreted as coincidences, not some kind of law. However, some coincidences are very noticeable. Let's take a look at some of the indescribable coincidences in Chinese history.
In China's 5,000-year history, there are always some amazing coincidences, which makes one wonder if there is some kind of cycle of reincarnation.
Let's keep reading and discover these ineffable coincidences.
First, let's look at the Spring and Autumn period. This period refers to the first half of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, between 770 BC and 476 BC. During this time, a great country named the Jin Kingdom has been firmly in the position of the hegemon of the Central Plains, and it seems that a unified country is about to be born. However, in the end, the Jin state was divided and annexed by the Zhao state, the Wei state, and Korea. Subsequently, after a long war, the State of Qin unified the six princely states and became the new hegemon.
However, the unification of the Qin Dynasty did not last long, and the world was divided again, divided into the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a situation in which the Three Kingdoms were dominant, and the three regimes fought for more than 40 years, and it was the Jin Dynasty that finally unified China. This sense of reincarnation from the division of the Jin Dynasty to the unification makes people feel like a world apart.
Then comes the second coincidence: both the Qin and Sui dynasties completed two great unifications, but both dynasties ruled for a very short time.
The Qin Dynasty existed from 221 BC to 207 BC, while the Sui Dynasty existed from 581 AD to 618 AD, both of which can be called the shortest-lived unified dynasties in history. Surprisingly, the fall of both dynasties was related to their second emperor, and both second emperors were killed by their own courtiers. Hu Hai, the second emperor of the Qin dynasty, was forced to death by the eunuch Zhao Gao, while Yang Guang, the second emperor of the Sui dynasty, was hanged by rebels while fleeing.
Is this similar fate just a coincidence?
The third coincidence is about Liu Bang. In his early years, when Liu Bang rebelled in Mangdang Mountain, he encountered a white snake blocking the way, and Liu Bang drew his sword and killed him. After that, Liu Bang successfully launched an uprising and established his own dynasty. However, a man named Wang Mang later appeared, usurped the Jiangshan of the Han Dynasty, changed the name of the country to "Xin", and became emperor. People say that Wang Mang was actually turned into the snake that Liu Bang killed that year, and returned in revenge.
Is this coincidence just a coincidence? Or is there some fateful arrangement?
The fourth coincidence involves the division and decline of the two dynasties. The Jin Dynasty was divided into the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty, the Three Kingdoms Period of the Upper Dynasty, and the Southern and Northern Dynasties periods of the Lower Qi; The Song Dynasty was divided into the Southern Song Dynasty and the Northern Song Dynasty, with the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in the upper part and the Yuan Dynasty in the Lower Qi. Both dynasties existed as periods of relative stability in historical change, but their declines were due to divisions caused by foreign invasions.
The fifth coincidence is the fulfillment of one of history's most amazing prophecies.
The Qing dynasty arose from the Yehenara clan and was eventually destroyed by the Yehenara clan. According to legend, the Yehenara clash with the Aisin Gyoro tribe came into conflict, and the leader of the Yehenara tribe was captured alive by Nurhachi and cursed: "Even if only one person is left alive in the Yehenara tribe, even if it is a woman, it will destroy the Aisin Ghora." From then on, Nurhachi did not allow the Aisin Ghora to marry a Yehenara woman. However, despite the hatred between the two ethnic groups, there were always concubines of the Yehenara tribe in the Manchu harem, but they did not become empresses, they were only made concubines.
However, the Xianfeng Emperor married Cixi, a woman of the Yehenara clan, and as a result, the Great Qing Dynasty was eventually buried in her hands, as if this was the prophecy of the ancestors of that year was fulfilled.
The last coincidence is about the four "heyday" in history. The rule of Chengkang in the Zhou Dynasty, the rule of Wenjing in the Han Dynasty, the rule of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, and the rule of Renxuan in the Ming Dynasty. These four prosperous eras, separated by about 800 years.
From the rule of Chengkang to the rule of Wenjing, about 800 years; From the reign of Wenjing to the rule of Zhenguan, it is also about 800 years; From the reign of Zhenguan to the reign of Renxuan, it was also about 800 years. Is this repetition of a particular time interval just a coincidence?
The above coincidences can be explained by a complexity and diversity of history. These coincidences do not lead to the conclusion that there is some kind of law of reincarnation in history. These coincidences may just be pure coincidences and have no special meaning.