The Western Jin Dynasty (265-3 17) was a unified dynasty in the history of China after the Three Kingdoms period, and its capital was Luoyang. From the founding of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty to the four emperors, the country lasted for 565,438+0 years, which was called Jin Dynasty together with the later Eastern Jin Dynasty. The Western Jin Dynasty was a short-lived unity during the long-term division of Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, which was called "a flash in the pan".

At the end of the Three Kingdoms, Sima Yi, Sima Shi and Si Mazhao were all important ministers of Cao Wei. After his death, his son replaced Cao Wei and established a new regime in 265, changing the country name to Jin and making Luoyang its capital. The demise of Sun Wu of the Jin Dynasty in 280 ended the division of the Three Kingdoms and unified China. According to modern scholars' speculation, the population of China recovered to 35 million in the first year of Yongkang (AD 300), forming a "prosperous time of Taikang".

The external situation faced by the Western Jin Dynasty was that a large number of nomadic tribes moved in, and the foreigners in Guanzhong and Liangzhou accounted for half of the local population, and these foreigners were taken as slaves by clans. After the demise of Soochow, the whole country in the Western Jin Dynasty was immersed in an atmosphere of extravagance and corruption. Emperor Wu of Jin was born in a clan. After a long period of development, his family has already formed a huge power group, with dark political style, corruption and bribery, which laid the groundwork for the national subjugation of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Countries of Wuhu.

After the Eight Kings Rebellion, the western Jin Dynasty was badly weakened, and the nationalities who moved in took the opportunity to dispatch troops, resulting in the situation of five chaos, and a large number of people and clans began to cross south. In 3 13, Emperor Chen of the Jin Dynasty moved to Chang 'an, and in 3 16, Chang 'an fell and the Western Jin Dynasty perished. The following year, Si Marui, the royal family, proclaimed himself emperor in Jiankang, known as the Eastern Jin Dynasty in history.

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The Western Jin Dynasty was the only unified period in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the influence of clans in the local area has been expanding, and their status has far surpassed that of emperors (such as Sima's usurpation of Cao Wei's political power), which has long divided China.

With its prestige, Emperor Wudi of the Jin Dynasty successively divided the imperial clan counties and implemented the system of covering an area to cover customers, which slightly restricted the unlimited expansion of the imperial clan. After the death of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, the Eight Kings Rebellion happened, which lost the focus of maintaining unity and split again.

At the same time, another feature of the Western Jin Dynasty is that a large number of nomadic tribes moved inward. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, a large number of nomadic people have moved in through various ways. By the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, the foreigners in Guanzhong and Liangzhou had accounted for half of the local population. These foreigners themselves were treated as slaves by clans (take Schleswig, one of the monarchs in the 16 countries of Wuhu as an example).

Due to a large number of immigrants, it is not far from the population of Jin people in Guanzhong area, forming a separatist force, which laid the groundwork for the national subjugation of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Sixteen Countries of Wuhu. In his later years, Emperor Wu of Jin began to be extravagant, completely losing the heart of making great efforts and forging ahead in the early days of his rule. A series of styles of Emperor Wudi of Jin Dynasty also resulted in the prevalence of extravagance and corruption in the western Jin Dynasty.

During the Western Jin Dynasty, it was famous for its imitation bronze wares and celadon fired at high temperature. In addition to celadon, tomb models and bronze mirrors were also found in the tombs of the Western Jin Dynasty.

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Western Jin Dynasty