The two Jin Dynasties (1) The Emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty went out of town and the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Eight Kings of the Eight Kings

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At the beginning of the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, Sima Yan, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, and his courtiers believed that Cao Wei had lost the kingdom because of the lack of kings and the weakening of the clan.

Therefore, when Emperor Wu of Jin ascended the throne, he simply divided the twenty-seven kings of the clan in one fell swoop, and at the same time made the prince of the clan the governor of an important prefecture and town, consolidating the power of Sima Shi. Unlike the feudal princes of western Zhou and western Han, the emperors of the Western Jin Dynasty took the county as the state, only ate the rent rank, did not rule the people, and had very little power, so Sima Shi's control of the local area mainly lay in the Zongwang Dudu in the zhenzhen side, and the early Zongwang Dudu Du Du Du Ruyin Wang Sima Jun, the King of Taiyuan, did play an important role in consolidating the rule of the Sima clan at that time.

In the late Western Jin Dynasty, the dynasty continued to implement the military policy of making Zong Wang the governor of the capital, but it was counterproductive, at this time the world was too peaceful, but the Zong Wang Du du of Yizhen had a strong military force and occupied an important geographical position, thus vying for power and seizing the throne, provoking military disasters, and directly triggering the "Rebellion of the Eight Kings".

<h1 class= "pgc-h-center-line" > the Rebellion of the Eight Kings</h1>

In 290, Emperor Wu of Jin died, and the crown prince Sima Zheng succeeded to the throne, known as Emperor Hui of Jin. Emperor Hui of Jin was an idiot, and Yang Jun, the father of the empress dowager, assisted the government. Emperor Hui's wife, Jia Nanfeng, dissatisfied with Yang Jun's monopoly, conspired with Emperor Hui's half-brother Sima Wei the Prince of Chu in the spring of the first year of Yuan Kang (291) to kill Yang Jun and destroy the three tribes, killing thousands of people. Subsequently, the imperial court took charge of the imperial government together with Emperor Hui's uncle Sima Liang (司馬亮) the Prince of Runan, and Wei Wan (衛瓘). In the summer of the same year, in order to monopolize the government, Jia Nanfeng joined forces with Sima Wei to kill Sima Liang and Wei Wan, and then killed Sima Wei with his own hands for the crime of killing the chancellor, and finally monopolized the power of the government. The "Rebellion of the Eight Kings" in which the Western Jin dynasty clans killed each other also began.

In 296, Sima Lun, the King of Zhao who left the town of Yecheng, entered the Beijing Division, was deeply trusted by Jia Nanfeng, and was appointed as a general of the Right Army, taking charge of the Forbidden Army. In the first year of Yongkang (300), Sima Lun used a divisive tactic to make Jia Nanfeng depose the crown prince Sima Song and then kill him. Sima Lun the King of Zhao took advantage of Sima Song's old ministry and Sima Ran, the King of Qi, to kill Jia Hou and his trusted chancellor Zhang Hua and others to monopolize power. In the first month of the following year, Sima Lun deposed Emperor Hui and proclaimed himself emperor.

Sima Lun's claim to the throne caused dissatisfaction among the other emperors, and in March of the first year of Yongning (301), Sima Ran the Prince of Qi, Sima Ying the King of Chengdu, and Sima Yong the Prince of Hejian jointly raised an army against Sima Lun. In April, Sima Lun's army was repeatedly defeated, and when it rained overnight, Sima Lun's right guard general Wang Youyi rebelled against him, and joined forces with Ma Guan of the Guangling Company to kill Sima Lun's close confidant Sun Xiu and others, and welcomed Emperor Hui to the throne. After Emperor Hui was restored to the throne, he killed Sima Lun's father and son and henchmen, with Sima Ran as the Grand Sima and Sima Ying as the Great General, and Sima Ying as the Tai Wei to jointly assist the government. Nearly 100,000 people died in this battle, and the Western Jin army self-depleted a large number of living forces.

Soon, Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, Ma Qi, the king of Changsha, Sima Yong, the king of Hejian, and Sima Ran, the king of Qi, had contradictions over the question of the succession to the throne.

In December 302, Sima Ying, Sima Ying, Sima Qi, and others each raised an army and joined Luoyang to attack Sima Ran. Sima Ran was killed in defeat, and the same party was destroyed by the three ethnic groups, with more than 2,000 dead. Sima Qi served as a lieutenant, supervising both internal and external military affairs, and ruling the imperial government.

In August of the second year of Tai'an (303), Sima Qi and Sima Ying jointly raised an army to fight Sima Qi, and the total strength of the two sides in the battle reached more than 300,000 people, and a fierce battle was fought outside luoyang, resulting in Sima Qi's defeat and return to Luoyang.

In the first month of the following year, Sima Yue, the king of the Eastern Seas, and the general of the Forbidden Army jointly captured Sima Qi, and was eventually burned to death by Zhang Fang, a subordinate of Sima Qi. The political power of the Western Jin Dynasty fell into the hands of Sima Ying and Sima Ying, who served as chancellor and Sima Ying as Dazai, and after the war, they all returned to their own base areas and remotely controlled the government.

In July 304, Sima Yue, the king of the Eastern Seas, and Emperor Hui personally invaded Sima Ying, but they were defeated and Emperor Hui was captured at Yecheng. Sima Yong's subordinate Zhang Fang took the opportunity to enter Luoyang. In August, When Wang Jun of Youzhou joined forces with Sima Teng to attack Yecheng, Sima Ying threatened Emperor Hui to flee to Luoyang, but he expected to send sheep into the tiger's mouth, and Zhang Fang, who had been waiting for a long time, kidnapped Emperor Hui and Sima Ying to Chang'an. Sima Yong seized sima Ying's power and sent him back to Chengdu

In 305, Sima Yue raised an army to attack Sima Yue, and the following year attacked Chang'an. Sima Yue's younger brother Sima Mo (司馬模) the Prince of Nanyang sent the general Liang Chen (梁臣) to kill Sima Yue and his three sons. Sima Ying and his son, who had surrendered earlier, were killed in Yecheng by Sima Mo's cousin Sima Yu (司馬虓) the Prince of Fanyang( Fanyang).

As a result, in the end, the fruits of victory in the Rebellion of the Eight Kings were obtained by Sima Yue's faction, and Sima Yue monopolized power. The Rebellion of the Eight Kings, which lasted 16 years and lasted for 7 years, came to an end, and the Western Jin Dynasty was also on the road to extinction.