War of the Eight Princes
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The War of the Eight Princes was a devastating series of civil wars among imperial princes of China’s Western Jin dynasty in the early 4th century that fatally weakened the regime and paved the way for its collapse.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War of the Eight Princes canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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historical event ⓘ war of succession ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eight Princes’ Rebellion
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Rebellion of the Eight Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType |
civil war within an empire
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dynastic conflict ⓘ |
| country | Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Book of Jin
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Zizhi Tongjian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 306 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Disaster of Yongjia
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Uprising of the Five Barbarians NERFINISHED ⓘ collapse of Western Jin in North China ⓘ |
| genre | Chinese imperial history topic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
power struggle among Sima princes
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regency struggles over Emperor Hui of Jin ⓘ succession disputes in Western Jin court ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
chronic military mutinies
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decline of aristocratic clans tied to the Jin court ⓘ economic disruption in northern China ⓘ increased autonomy of regional warlords ⓘ loss of imperial control over provincial armies ⓘ weakening of frontier defenses ⓘ widespread court purges and executions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Chinese ⓘ |
| location |
China
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Western Jin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParticipants |
Sima clan princes
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imperial princes of Western Jin ⓘ |
| opponent |
Sima Ai
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Sima Jiong NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Liang NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Lun NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Ying NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yong NERFINISHED ⓘ Sima Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Jin dynasty ⓘ |
| significantConsequences |
establishment of Eastern Jin dynasty
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fatal weakening of Western Jin central authority ⓘ flight of Jin court to the south ⓘ large-scale population displacement ⓘ massive devastation in North China ⓘ rise of non-Han regimes in North China ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Chang'an
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Luoyang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 291 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 4th century ⓘ |
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