Speaking of the history of the Jin Dynasty, many people are at a loss. Most people may not even know who its founding emperor was, and it is hard to think of any famous historical figures in the Jin Dynasty. In fact, in real life, except for a few history lovers, most people have a vague impression of the Jin Dynasty, which makes people curious. What caused the existence of Jin Dynasty to be so low?
First, the short-lived dynasty, which seems to have a long history but the unified history is only 37 years, is 1. Being in power for a short time is the bane of the dynasty.
The question of why the Jin Dynasty had such a low sense of existence in history is inseparable from the short ruling time. Many readers may be dissatisfied with this reason. According to Jin Jianji, the Jin Dynasty existed for 155 years. Although it is not long compared with some dynasties, it is not short. Moreover, in short, the Sui Dynasty only existed for 38 years and the Qin Dynasty only existed for 14 years, which is not a reasonable reason. But don't forget, compared with the Qin Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty is actually quite special.
Here, let's review the history of the Jin Dynasty. According to Shi Shuo Xin Yu, Si Mazhao died of a stroke at home in 265. Sima Yan, as the eldest son, inherited his father's position and the title of King of Jin, but Sima Yan did not want to be as content as his father. He wants a throne above ten thousand people. In 266, under the great pressure, Emperor Wei Yuan was forced to give up the throne and decided to sit on it, naming the country Jin, which opened the prelude of the Jin Dynasty. In 279, Sima Yan attacked Wu Dong, Wu Jun was defeated and Wu Dong was destroyed. At this time, Sima Yan was truly unified.
However, the reunified Sima Yan was not as busy with political affairs as other emperors in history. Instead, he began to indulge in beauty and ignored political affairs, and consolidated imperial power by conferring clans, which also laid a hidden danger for the later development of the Jin Dynasty.
2. "Eight Kings Rebellion" created a short-lived dynasty.
According to Ji San of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, in 290 AD, Sima Yan was seriously ill, but he didn't choose to hand over state affairs to important officials around him. One is that most of his confidants have died, and the other is that he is worried that the imperial clan forces will take the opportunity to ascend to the throne. During this period, all the affairs in the palace were basically handled by the monarch Yang Jun.
On the surface, Yang Jun took great care of Sima Yan, but secretly replaced many important positions in the imperial court with his own confidants. Although Sima Yan saw this in his eyes, he could only turn a blind eye. In May of the same year, Sima Yan died, and his son Sima Zhong succeeded to the throne, assisting Yang Jun.
It is said that it is auxiliary, but the real power has long been raised by Yang Jun. It is recorded in Complete Jinwen that with the news of Sima Yan's death, various clans guarding the square began to stir up. They each hold military power, just like Sima Yan at the beginning, and they are unwilling to join the ranks of political power all their lives. From then on, the civil war of the Jin Dynasty started in an all-round way and was full of vitality, which was called "Eight Kings Rebellion" in history.
This civil war didn't subside until Si Marui established political power in Jianye in 3 17, but the Jin dynasty was not the original one. In order to distinguish them, we called them "Western Jin" and "Eastern Jin" respectively in history.
2. An unsuccessful historical dynasty was covered by the light of the Three Kingdoms period. 1. The monarch is incompetent and lacks representation.
The reason for the low sense of existence in the state of Jin is not only the hard life, but also the fatuity and incompetence of the rulers. Compared with the other two short-lived dynasties, the Jin Dynasty really had no monarch or emperor.
Speaking of the Qin Dynasty, we will think of Qin Shihuang. Speaking of the Sui Dynasty, we will think of Yang Di. But if you name an emperor of the Jin Dynasty, I believe many readers will have a blank mind. What's more, it would be ironic to clear the names of Sima Yi and Sima Qian. In the history of the Western Jin Dynasty and the Eastern Jin Dynasty 155 years, fifteen emperors were born, but none of them can be remembered by everyone, and even only two can be called excellent emperors.
Among these fifteen emperors, they were either puppets of powerful ministers or foolish sons of landlords. Every day, they just want to indulge in pleasure and rob the people of their money and cream. The only person who can get help is Sima Yan, but many of his friends are still strangers to him. Moreover, for these Jin emperors, they did not make any outstanding achievements. Although Qin Shihuang was famous for his tyranny, his positive influence on later generations was indelible.
Let's take a look at Sima Yan, the only Sima Yan in the Jin Dynasty who can make moves. Although he completed reunification, he basically made no other achievements. How can he be remembered without any achievements?
2. The glorious history of the Three Kingdoms made the Jin Dynasty only want to be a green leaf.
In addition, the history of the Jin Dynasty from 65438 to 055 was somewhat dull, and there was basically no bright spot except the negative impact brought by civil strife.
This is in stark contrast to the Three Kingdoms period it undertook. They are like a glass of wine and a glass of water. One glass is memorable and the other is uninteresting. When it comes to the Jin Dynasty, people can always associate the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but under the influence of the stories of the Three Kingdoms, the Jin Dynasty always looks so bleak, which also stems from the unique heroic feelings in the hearts of people in each dynasty.
The Jin Dynasty, on the other hand, was full of negative energy because of years of civil strife. Compared with the passionate Three Kingdoms period, it is conceivable who is more popular with the people. So even today, the story about the Three Kingdoms period is still passed down from mouth to mouth, but the Jin Dynasty is rarely mentioned.