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Thursday, July 10, 2025

Collection of facts about the Jin dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Jin dynasty (266 - 420 AD). There are 11 facts listed below.

• Succeeded Cao Wei
• Western Jin period (266 - 316 AD)
• Conquered Eastern Wu (280 AD)
• War of the Eight Princes (291 - 306 AD)
• Upheaval of the Five Barbarians (304 - 316 AD)
• Luoyang captured (311 AD)
• Chang'an captured (316 AD)
• Eastern Jin period (317 - 420 AD)
• Defeat Former Qin dynasty at Battle of Fei River (383 AD)
• Liu Yu's Northern Expeditions (409 - 416 AD)
• Succeeded by Liu Song dynasty and Sixteen Kingdoms period

Sources

Wikipedia: Jin dynasty (266-420), Upheaval of the Five Barbarians, Battle of the Fei River, Liu Yu's Northern Expeditions