The Collapse of Central Authority After more than a decade of devastating conflicts including the War of the Eight Princes […]
The Collapse of an Empire: The Yongjia Disaster In June 311 AD, the once-glorious city of Luoyang, capital of the […]
The Gathering Storm: Western Jin’s Precarious Position The year 310 CE marked a turning point in Chinese history as the […]
The Ambitious Ascent of a Xiongnu Warlord In the twilight years of the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316 CE), as the […]
From Slavery to Warlord: The Unlikely Ascent of Shi Le In the winter of 308 CE, as the Western Jin […]
The Unlikely Beginnings of a Future Conqueror In the chaotic final years of the Western Jin dynasty (265-316 CE), an […]
The Collapse of Order in Late Western Jin The early 4th century marked one of China’s most dramatic historical turning […]
The Fragile Foundations of a Divided Empire The year 307 AD marked a pivotal moment in China’s Six Dynasties period, […]
The Collapse of a Dynasty and the Rise of a New Emperor In November 306 CE, Emperor Hui of Jin, […]
The Collapse of the Sima Dynasty and the Rise of Northern Nomads The Western Jin Dynasty (265–316) was meant to […]
The Distant Relative Who Outlasted Them All In the chaotic final years of the Western Jin Dynasty (265–316), one figure […]
The Powder Keg of Jin Dynasty Succession The Jin Dynasty’s imperial court in the early 4th century was a tinderbox […]
Origins: Cao Wei’s Military Household Legacy The Western Jin Dynasty inherited its military recruitment system, known as the Shijia (Military […]
The Ambitious Ascent of Sima Lun In the turbulent early years of the Western Jin Dynasty (266–316 CE), Sima Lun, […]
The Poisoned Court of Western Jin In the twilight years of the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316 CE), the imperial court […]
The Fragile Foundations of Jin Unity When Sima Yan (Emperor Wu of Jin) conquered Eastern Wu in 280 AD, he […]
A Fateful Alliance: The Southern Xiongnu’s Submission to the Eastern Han In 49 CE, the Southern Xiongnu—once formidable nomadic rivals […]
The Shattered Legacy of Tan Shihuai In the turbulent final years of the Han Dynasty, the Xianbei people—a formidable nomadic […]
The Wuhuan and the Fracturing Han Dynasty In the turbulent years following the death of Tan Shihuai, the first leader […]
The Steppe Coup That Changed History In the vast grasslands north of China’s Great Wall, a young warrior named Modu […]
The Turbulent Rise of Empress Jia In the chaotic aftermath of Emperor Wu of Jin’s (Sima Yan) death, the Western […]
The Making of a Ruthless Queen Jia Nanfeng entered Chinese history as one of its most infamous political operators—a woman […]
