The Three Kingdoms (220-280) is a historical period after the Han Dynasty and before the Jin Dynasty in the history of China. During this period, three major regimes emerged: Cao Wei, Shu Han and Soochow.
Brief introduction of the three kingdoms
190, the centralization of the Han dynasty collapsed, warlords everywhere scuffled and the world was in chaos. In 2008, Battle of Red Cliffs happened, and Cao Cao was defeated by Sun and Liu Lianjun, which laid the rudiment of the tripartite confrontation among the three countries. In 220, Cao Pi, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, forced Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate, making Luoyang its capital, with the title of "Wei", known as Cao Wei in history, marking the official end of the Han Dynasty. 22 1 year, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, with Chengdu as its capital, which was known as Shu Han in history. In 229, the rising sun rose, the capital was established and Jianye was named "Wu", which was called in history.
The real power in the late Cao Wei period was gradually controlled by Sima Yi. In 263, Si Mazhao of Cao Wei launched the war to destroy Shu, and Shu Han perished. On February 8, 266, Sima Yan, the powerful minister of Wei, forced Emperor Wei Yuan to abdicate, and the founding name was "Jin", which was called the Western Jin in history. The Three Kingdoms era ended and the Jin Dynasty era began. In 280, the gold was destroyed and the whole country was unified. At this point, the three families returned to Jin.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, consorts were authoritarian, eunuchs were in power, political corruption and natural disasters continued. In the first year of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty (184), the Yellow turban insurrectionary broke out, and nearly a hundred years of war began.